Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/05

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Subject: Re: Was: [Leica] Noctilux Now: Summilux
From: Michael Garmisa <kilemall@shell.excelsior.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 21:48:04 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 TEAShea@aol.com wrote:

> << While there may be a touch of truth in all this, it strikes me as the
>  height of absurdity for someone to pine for improvement in a lens he or she
>  has never even used.  >>
> 
> Which just goes to show the diversity of this group.  While this concept is
> absurd to Bill Welsh, it the height of intelligence and good planning to me.
> By the way Bill, to make it worse I am also waiting for the 90 2.0 APO instead
> of getting the current 90 2.0.  Although the comments about the existing 50
> 1.4 and the existing 90 2.0 have made me consider getting both of these lenses
> as well as their replacements.  Sometimes the softer effect with uncorrected
> aberrations can result in nice photos for certain select situations.
> 
> I have notices the prices for the current 90 2.0 have dropped at some photo
> dealers, but the price for the 50 1.4 has not yet started to  decline.  I
> guess the price will not decline until the new 50 1.4 is officially announced.
> 
> Tom Shea
> 
Any idea when this might happen?  I plan to buy a 50 in the near future, i
had decided to get a summicron because the sumilux was out of my price
range, if there really is a new sumilux comming and it is comming in ght
near future, ill wait.