[Leica] new 50/1.4 M lens

[dpost at triad.rr.com (Dan Post)]

Aminal-
No one has stated the obvious (as far as I have read- pardon me if I am
wrong!) but if the new 1.4/50 is going to go for $2500, then the Noctilux is
not such a bad deal anymore! If you go from an f2 to 1.4, that's a big leap
in price- the jump to f1 is just a few scoots more---- wow!
Suddenly the unreachable seems within reach!
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] new 50/1.4 M lens


> And don,t have to think before 2500.
> simon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] new 50/1.4 M lens
>
>
> > On the other hand, most Leica owners rarely shoot to the rarified limits
> of
> > their optics.
> > S. Dimitrov
> >
> >
> > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > > Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:33:50 -0400
> > > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] new 50/1.4 M lens
> > >
> > > I have to disagree here. IF someone uses the focal length fairly
often,
> > > and IF the new lens is going to deliver better contrast, crisper
images,
> > > and virtually no flare, THEN I can see going for the new lens. Ted is
> > > absolutely correct in saying that the new lens is not going to make
> > > someone a better photographer; it will not turn mundane images into
> > > iconic images. But for someone who is already getting outstanding
> > > images, in terms of their content and their composition, a superior
lens
> > > MAY just make them better.
> > >
> > > But for the average shooter who even has to think at all before
spending
> > > $2500 on a non-essential item? It's totally nuts. IMHO. ;-)
> > >
> > > B. D.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> > > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of
> > > Dan Cardish
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:59 PM
> > > To: Leica Users Group
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] new 50/1.4 M lens
> > >
> > >
> > > Ted, I can't believe that any working pro would worry about the
> > > differences between the old summilux and the new one, regardless of
how
> > > much better the
> > > new one may be.   I'm certain that there are many owners of the old
lens
> > > besides myself who can attest to the fact that it is perfectly capable
> > > of delivering professional results.
> > >
> > > I figure the only people who really care about the differences are
anal
> > > retentive types such as myself who occasionally photograph newspapers
> > > stuck
> > > on the wall.   Yes, at one time I may have been guilty of that....
> > >
> > > oh, in case this isn't obvious, I think I agree with you!   :)
> > >
> > >
> > > -dan c.
> > >
> > > ps.....my lens says "Ernst Leitz" on it...I bet the new one won't!
> > > That's
> > > got to be worth something!   ;-)
> > >
> > > At 02:26 PM 27-05-04 -0700, Ted Grant wrote:
> > >> Hi Dan,
> > >> In my case the hesitancy of jumping to buy a new Leica lens has more
to
> > >
> > >> do with, in this case , the Noctilux captures every damn bit of light
> > >> image I'm satisfied with. It's never failed me,capturing amazing
> > >> moments under the severest of lighting conditions one can imagine.
> > >>
> > >>
> > > [snip]
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