Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/13

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Subject: [Leica] Lux 21 and 24 Lens Pictures....
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat Sep 13 00:33:05 2008

I love my current 24 Erwin calls is something to the tune of a revelation in
lens design and my results bare out any such rave review.
But a 3.8 would lure me because the 24 current has the weight and bulk which
I'm just not going to carry around all day.

The 3.8 I would.

Small, spunky, unobtrusive.
And with killer specs.
That's MY kind of lens.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:22:51 +1000
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Lux 21 and 24 Lens Pictures....
> 
> Mark if these new 24s prove to be real that would be 3x 24 asphs in the
> line. The existing 2.8 and now a 3.8 and 1.4. The current 24 is by every
> report superb. I'm amazed to see two new ones. I hope they don't drop the
> current. I'm still saving for that one. Meanwhile my 28 (Summicron) and my
> Zeiss 21 are both on holidays in Germany. I'm wide deprived, except for an
> 18!
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Rabiner
> Sent: Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:16
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lux 21 and 24 Lens Pictures....
> 
> Where there's a slow one too
>  LEICA ELMAR-M 24 mm f/3.8 ASPH.
> Which is what I wanted in my holiday stocking.
> Compact
> They seem to be saying that wide open at 3.8 you are already getting your
> sharpest specs and then stopping down you're just getting more depth of
> field you'd not do that for higher rez.
> I had ask for f 4's.
> But I'd say a 3.8 is close enough.
> If this is for real.
> 
> If its not its got me fooled.
> 
> 
> Leica quality with no compromises.
> 
> ME I don't consider a slow lens it be a compromise in anything.
> Its just a 3.8 lens.
> Its what you'd pick when you don't need a fast lens and you do need top
> quality and a lightweight compact optic.
> 
> This is exactly the combination I normally need.
> And I think there's a market for it too.
> As in lots of other people wanted it too.
> 
> The proof is in the pudding and time will tell.
> I think this kind of stuff is smart Leica stuff.
> 
> In the catalog there was always Both a fast and slow option.
> If they're bringing that back I think we'll see that's good for everybody.
> And good for the Leica company.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Frank Travel <red735i@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:46:04 -0700
>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: [Leica] Lux 21 and 24 Lens Pictures....
>> 
>> Apparently on the Leica Poland page....
>> 
> <http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffotopolis.pl%2Findex.p
>> hp%3Fn%3D7823&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=pl&tl=en>
>> 
>> With translation into English, almost.
>> 
>> If you want to read the original Polish version....
>> http://fotopolis.pl/index.php?n=7823
>> 
>> These are big Diameter lenses......   about the same overall size as a 75
>> Lux....
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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