[Leica] Leica announces Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6

[Philippe Amard]

5.6 is where the specks on the sensor start showing - better glue the lens
on the camera ;-)
OTT, this is very surprising news
But I bet Mark has now found his ideal WA lens - 5.6 and stay there :-)

I wish you all good light

Amities
Philippe


2016-10-19 20:21 GMT+02:00 Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>:

> I actually saw the prototype at the LHSA convention.  Small, very well
> made, good to great glass.  Speed is no real issue in digital and there are
> other options if you want shallow dof in your wide shots.  Realistic lens
> for most photographers especially newer less affluent that want a real
> Leica(read asia)lens.
>
> I think Leica is trying to address non-used pricing as well as calling up
> heritage and collectors.
>
> On Oct 19, 2016 2:10 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > I think it is all about size and form factor.  For a Leica owner who just
> > shoots daytime snapshots, it is perfectly adequate, and, with the high
> ISOs
> > now available, it will work ok at night, as well.  And, they won't get
> many
> > complaints about the RF being out of calibration. :-)
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
> > On 10/19/2016 12:58 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:
> >
> >> Suddenly it's 1955.  That was the speed of their "replacement" Summaron
> >> (the one that replaced the f6.3 model!)  Meanwhile, Nikon and Canon were
> >> making 3.5 28s in LTM (with Canon going one better, with a 2.8)  It was
> a
> >> strangely obsolete max aperture then, and certainly now.
> >>
> >> Go figure....
> >> Jim
> >>
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