Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't disagree with a single think Frank said. I have the macro 90 and the 90AA. The macro 90 is my most used lens. It's wonderful and I think a must for any Leica shooter that takes a lot of flower shots. My 90AA is one of my least used. I have the 75lux as well. A brute of a lens with wonderful performance, but not one I carry on field trips. I'm waiting for the new 75 Summarit. This one should be a winner. I don't understand the 50mm. Its price and performance appear to be too close to the current Summicron. The lens formula appears to be similar as well. I'm seriously thinking about getting a new Elmar before they get discontinued. I have no feeling about the 35mm. I'm thrilled with my cron asph. I heard rumors about the new 28 asph as well. I heard production was stopped due to technical production issues. It would be a shame to discontinue that lens. It's a jewel which I think is now worth much more then the original price. Len On Aug 7, 2007, at 10:00 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > I'm with you, Frank on the 50 and the 90. Although I've never seen > the macro 90. > I don't see the new range aimed explicitly at M8 owners. Seems to > me that everyone with an M8 wants new bleeding edge wides, not > reprised modest aperture film camera focal lengths. > I think that all of these go head to head with the Zeiss designed > Cosinas. A flagship thing, maybe. > I'd be very surprised if the new 28 was discontinued, more like > they can't make enough for the demand? Why wait, just invest in the > Summicron! > Rumours develop a life of their own thanks to the power of the net, > I must say I've never seen any info saying that it is to be > dropped. It would be an instant collectible if so and priced > accordingly. I would love to read the reference from Herr Puts re a > new > asph 50 Summicron; sounds like a winner, if true. > > Aah speculation, hours of entertainment in every thread. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [Leica] Summarit press release > > Hoppy, I agree with you that the used lens market does nothing for > Leica....but it is a valid choice for users, and must be considered > as a > competitor at least in the users minds.. and these Summarits > lenses are not > that cheap. They sell for about what a used lens of the same FL > and F2 > aperture sells for..... If the market is truly for the M8 new > buyer, a $5K > body purchase would establish the user as pretty well heeled. > Whether the > lenses cost $1100-1500 or $2500 each, would probably not matter.. > the other > choice is a $300 P+S. Different class of user. > > Most used 35 NON ASPH Summicrons are $600-1K, so a new lens for $1K > is not a > clear market winner. However, a used 35/1.4 is also around > $1K.... so to > me the choice is a new F2.5 or a used 1.4 for my Thousand > bucks....I'd go > for the light and get the used lens. > > The 75 is certainly a winner. I have the 75Lux and it is heavy. > The 75 > Summicron is too $$$ by comparison. A lighter lens would be > delightful at > $1K or so. > > I don't see the position for the 50/2.5 that the 50 Elmar does not > fill > already. I think they would have done better with the 50 Summicron > ASPH at > $1.5K.... Erwin has written that the lens is in the drawing > board.... maybe > I will get my way? > > The 90 2.5 is lost. It has no place to win, compared to the very > slightly > more expensive new and pretty recent Macro 90/4 . > > What do I want from the 28/ASPH Elmarit? Availability. The recent > rumors > it was discontinued made me jump into looking into purchasing > one....no luck > so far. For the market, it is the 35mm of the M8 crowd... so why > whack it ( > Tony Soprano reference)?. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information