Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/25

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Subject: [Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (Akhil Lal)
Date: Tue Mar 25 11:24:43 2008
References: <aed41d690803240720h7726b157l333e19dba1b4d6e6@mail.gmail.com> <47E77CEE.825.749B80@leica.rcmckee.com> <9b678e0803250604t3a899eacx5c27a55a470093f4@mail.gmail.com>

Interesting comment on the 21/45 vs. 2.8. I had been thinking of getting 
the 2.8 until I saw your post.

Just curious, other than distortion, what can the 21/4.5 do that the 2.8 
cannot do equally well at the same aperture? The MTF curves, at 5.6 look 
very good for both lenses.


On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Don Dory wrote:

> Clayton,
> The 21 4.5 has been in the works for three or so years as I have played 
> with
> prototypes for that long.  It reason for existence is smaller size, better
> performance especially at the edges, and some nostalgia for the original
> groundbreaking 21 Biogon.  For almost all users of a 21 the 4.5 is a better
> choice; only those who need limited DOF or who have to have a 2.5 stop
> faster lens will opt for the 2.8 version.
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:05 AM, R. Clayton McKee <leica@rcmckee.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Quoth the Jeffery Smith :
>>
>>> Looks like a new 35/2.8 Biogon is going to be making its way into
>>> the market. I think I have enough slow 35mm lenses.
>>
>>
>> There's a 21/4.5 in the lineup now, too.  I suspect that with the
>> Summarits and the weak dollar (!), Zeiss is thinking that there might
>> be a significant market for a slower and less expensive line,
>> especially as the low-light performance of digicams continues to
>> improve.  The 35/2 is nudging the 4-figure mark at B&H now; a
>> smaller, lighter 2.8 will probably do well at 700, 750, somewhere in
>> there. It's a step up from the Ultron and competing with the Summarit
>> at a huge price cut.
>>
>> The target market here is the new RF fans, NOT the folks who're still
>> buying glass for their one-owner IIIf's and M3 DS models....
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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> Don
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