Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, There will be an alternative to the 75/1,4 - Cosina has just announced the arrival of the 75/2,5 Ultra Heliar, priced at about US$ 450 and in the Tokyo shops on September 1 this year (it is amazing how they can state the date and deliver that day, maybe they could teach Solms something about this). The size of the lens is similar to that of a 90/2,8 Tele-Elmar and if the Heliar and Skopar are any indication of their quality control and design capability Leica should watch it carefully. It is a screwmount lens, with the adapter it will couple to the rangefinder of the M camera. Other lenses are the 35/1,7 (August 1) and the Nokton 50/1,5 (October 1) as well as a rangefinder equipped Bessa L camera with 1/125 flash synch and 1/2000 top speed. I dont think that the 75/2,5 will outperform the 75/1,4, but it will make a nice, lightweight, lens as a companion to a M6 or M4P with the 35/2 as main lens. Tom A