Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd like to see a 35mmf1.0 ASPH lens. The Noct is nice BUT IMO it aint wide enough. Jeremy solely uses a 35....well, Mostley - --- "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> wrote: > Luggers, > Instead of asking for copies of outdated lens designs, from the > post-war > Zeiss catalog, how about leaving the lens designing to the folks in > Solms > and suggest what focal length and speeds we would find useful? > B.D. already suggested a 21mm f/2; a 28mm f/1.4 and a 50mm f/1.4 > ASPH. A > Tri-Elmar telephoto is another worthwhile idea. > I would add my long time personal dream M lens, a 180mm f/3.4 > APO-Telyt-M. I've actually shot pictures with a prototype now owned > by Rolf > Fricke and it is a stunner. > Also, what about a 15mm f/3.5? The Cosina Heliar is OK, but I'd > like the > extra stop. Leica has had a design of a small 75mm f/2.4 for a long > while... > This would be a nice light weight alternative to the heavy 75mm > Summilux. > To the best of my knowledge only one Leica made it into space and > that > was aboard one of the shuttle missions. t was either if M2 or M4. I > think, > it was done as a favor for one of the NASA photographers. If it was > ordered > by NASA, I'm sure Leica would have gotten some publicity out of it, > or at > least "the usual suspects would have found out about it." > I've seen a Leicaflex SL modified to be handled with heavy gloves > and an > M4 w/ a 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux with oversized knobs again for gloves, > but these > camera never made it into space. > Happy Snaps, > Sal > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/