Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the only cure is to donate all your leicas to me - I'll even pay shipping. Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com> To: "Leica User Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: Summicron-M 28mm f/2.0 ASPH. > on 24/2/01 10:38 PM, Julian Thomas at julianthomas@terra.es wrote: > > > Any chance of them introducing a summilux version so that the s/h market > > will be flooded with summicrons? Is it really shorter and less intrusive > > than the elmarit? > > > > Julian > > No chance at all, I fear! Since Nikon already has a 28/1.4, Leica would not > like to offer something similar unless it has an aspheric element. But > making a 28/1.4 ASPH would be too expensive to worth the effort, hence no > lens, no chance.... After all, they do not want to lose money on a lens > they are incapable of making. ;-) > > Joseph <- becoming more cynical everyday.... > >