Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Warrick, Welcome to the LUG and hope we have many more contributions from you. I think that the "special" lens that Leica is talking about is the Vario- Elmar, the 28/35/50 f4 variable focus for the M. It has been rumoured,denounced, rumoured again and I would not be surprised if it makes its appearance at the PMA in New Orleans this month. I wish that it was a 50/1,4 Asph or APO or whatever or even better a 75/2,4 APO, small, light and with no drop in quality, well one can wish. The Vario-Elmar is interesting but a 35/4 or 50/4, it has to be awfully good to justify that f-stop in a M-lens, and it has to be reasonably priced ( a non-Leica habit if there ever was one!!). At one time it was quoted at $ 3000 but I hope that was wrong! The M6HM will be shown at PMA, a new M-lens that does not fit the new model camera! Let's hope for the 50/1,4 APOSpherical or something. Tom A