[Leica] That There Fancy 50

[buzz.hausner at verizon.net (buzz.hausner@verizon.net)]

I am not rushing out to buy the new 50 aspheric, nor have I acquired any digital equipment.

With the money I already have invested in Leica lenses, I am content to use whatever film is left on the shelves while we wait and see if and when Leica produces a digital box on which to mount the lenses from M series cameras.  The introduction of the new 50 does give me hope in this regard.

My decision regarding the new fifty is the same as it would have been prior to digital madness.  I don't need an extra stop and my present Summicron with the clip on shade and focus tab is a plenty fine lens.

Now if Leica actually produced that 35 Noctilux they have been hiding...

Buzz Hausner
> 
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Date: 2004/05/27 Thu AM 10:08:35 EDT
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] This here fancy 50
> 
> I think that in some ways Solms had to produce this lens - the current
> line of M lenses includes a 21, 24, 28, 35 1.4, 75, 90 f2, and 135, that
> are arguably THE best lenses available - for any type of 35 mm camera,
> in their focal length. And then, in the middle of that incredible
> line-up, they have this mangy old hound called Summilux. With the
> release of the new Summilux, they have completed the redesign of the
> Leica M lens lineup, and they can honestly and believably say that
> pricey or not, this is the world's best 35 mm lens line up.
> 
> Now, will it make a damn bit of difference to the ultimate bottom line,
> given that the release is coming as late in the history of film cameras
> as it is? I seriously doubt it. My reaction to the release, and I'm sure
> it will be shared by many M owners, is "Damn! Why didn't they do this
> five years ago. I'd LOVE to have this lens; but at this point in my
> shift from film to digital, there is no way I can rationalize spending
> this kind of money on a piece of film equipment."
> 
> Now a 35 or 28 Noctilux, that comes close to the 35 Summilux ASPH or 28
> Summicron ASPH? That would be another story entirely, because it would
> allow me to get shots I can't get with digital, and would therefore be
> worth my buying.
> 
> Ah well....
> 
> B. D