Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm still hoping for a digital camera with a luminance-only, > monochrome sensor. It's probably just a dream, but I can dream. > Bear Images made a 40MP monochrome only sensor, but according to some, the improvement is not "that much." OTOH, if they can make a monochrome full frame sensor with much higher tonal depth, that would be another story. > I have heard the same comments about the 50/2 (too expensive to > improve performance) but now that Leica aren't scared to charge $5K > for a lens, they might go for it. I hope so: the modern 50/2 lenses > are all essentially tweaks on the same six element design. I'd like > to see some innovation and some modern design incorporated into it. > > But why? The 50 'cron is often said to be one of the best lens ever. What can be improved on it? Unlike the 35 'lux ASPH, I don't think people are complaining about focus shift or close focus performance? Put it this way: 50/1.4 ASPH - light year ahead performance wise (yes I know some people like the old one for bokeh, magic look etc., but you know what I mean) 70/2 ASPH, much smaller, much better performance vs. the old 75/1.4 'lux (yes, I know, the 'lux has better bokeh, which is why I am keeping it...) Noctilux /0.95 ASPH, much better performance and even 11% faster!! (and this one has no dispute!) 21/24 ASPH 'lux. much faster 35/1.4 ASPH II, no focus shift "everyone" says that the 50/2 optic design is at a sweet spot, and that the Summicron or the Planar are pretty much as good as it gets. What can a new design do? Marty > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: > > The annual LHSA meeting is in Wetzlar/Solms this fall, and if I'm not > > mistaken, it coincides with Photokina. There was some talk that Leica > asked > > LHSA to have their meeting in Germany this year, that "something big" was > > going to happen, and wouldn't you like to be there for it? Now we have > this > > "teaser" in the annual report. > > > > *Something* is in the works. But who knows what that something is? It > > could be anything from a major new model to an exciting new rebadged > > Panasonic point-and-shoot. As to the 50 Summicron, I've heard someone > from > > Leica (I think Stefan Daniel) say that they had looked at improving the > 50 > > Summicron, but it simply wasn't cost-effective to do so. Of course, they > > could change their minds. In the face of a $5,000 Summilux Asph, hey, a > > $4,000 Summicron would seem positively economical. > > > > If a new camera model truly is in the works, I'm with Mark on preferring > > something with better high ISO to more resolution. > > > > Stay tuned to the rumor mill for further hints, and you, too, can become > > part of the carefully calculated Internet buzz. Meanwhile, I will > continue > > to shoot pictures with my laughably obsolete M8 and my creaky legacy > lenses. > > > > --Peter > > > >> make sense a new 50/2 asph is on order > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 7:46 PM, <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >> > Wrong.. the oldest lens in the M lineup is the 50 Summicron. > >> > > >> > it is due for an update.....if for no other reason other than it has > not > >> > been updated in the past MANY years.... > >> > > >> > > >> > Frank > >> > > >> > > >> > >> i think the oldest is the 90/apo. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]