Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm sure that you are right. But I was thinking that a collapsible Summicron would appeal to a larger audience because they would be getting a lens design that is different than something already in M format. What I really wish they would do is buy the design of the Heliar 50/3.5 from Voigtlander and make a collapsible Heliar or fixed Heliar. :-) Jeffery On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:08:30 -0500, Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com> wrote: > Jeffery Smith wrote: > > If we're going with a collapsible normal lens, then I would like to > > see a collapsible 50/2 Summicron in LTM rather than the Elmar. If > > we're going to get nostalgic, let's go with a lens that has been > > discontinued. And let's go with the original 50/2 design (for that > > "old" fingerprint). > > I'd go woth 50/2 collapsible too, but my concern, perhaps > unfounded, is the size and cost. The appeal in collapsible > lenses to me is the compact size, and I believe the (modern) > 50/2.8 in LTM is smaller thatn the 50/2 collapsible to make > a difference. > > Regarding the cost, wouldn't reviving an older > design and recoating the lens elements for it more expensive > than changing the current 50/2.8 production line for the LTM > mount ? I do not feel as strongly about the size as I do about > the cost. > > I am not in this for any nostalgia at all. For nostalgia, I would > rather buy the existing lenses produced 50 years ago. > > While I keep my hopes up, I am dubious than we can produce > _any_ Leica lens in a limited run at a substantial smaller cost > ($500-$700) than any existing Leica lens. The cheapest current > Leica lens is the 50/2.8 at $750, and my guess is that a LTM > version of it is the lowest cost/price we can get. > > - Phong > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >