Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am sure it is very well specified, but in terms of the overall lineup, 2/35mm is the basic lens for many (most) Leica M outfits, together with its 50mm cousin. The various Summilux, Noctilux, 21mm etc. are the ?non-basic? ones. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 5 Mar 2021, at 04:31, Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Sure, but 35mm Summicron? I can understand this kind of price for a >> Summilux or a Noctilux, but for a basic lens like this?? >> > > It is not a basic lens. It might be a basic 35/2 spec, but it has 10 > elements in 5 groups, a floating group (not element, group) for close > focusing, six partial anomalous dispersion glass elements and four > aspherical surfaces. It is still e39 filter size unlike the giant SLR high > performance lenses and is 40.9mm long and weighs 320g. Leica says it is > sufficiently well corrected that it is already diffraction limited wide > open. > > It also focuses to 30cm but has a detent at 70cm so you know when the > rangefinder disengages. How I wish the C-V and Zeiss ZM lenses had one of > them. > > You (or I) might not need it, but it is an optical and manufacturing > marvel, and anything but basic. > > The lens it replaces is the oldest M design still manufactured apart from > the non-APO ASPH 50/2. Its performance on the current 40mp sensors shows > its age. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information