Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow Geoff! you are poised at your keyboard ready to pounce! I categorically disagree strongly with everything you seem to have quickly typed out here. Yes yes yes! Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:29:33 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin reviews new Summilux > > No, no, no, no Mark. > No because they already make a new range of extremely compact modest > aperture lenses, the Summarits. > Those are tiny, relatively cheaper and have nearly all of the performance > of > the other modern designs but still covering your full 35mm crop circle. > No because the M8 sensor capturea a stunning amount of information from > their best glass already. > No because the resolution of the M8 sensor is already appropriate if you > want to go mathematical and calculate crop circles of confusion. > No because any 'DX' lens would be useless on the film Ms that Leica still > makes. > No because any 'DX' lens would be useless on any future 35mm sensor M > camera. > > The extra capability mentioned with the Elmar 24 for example is the > performance in the outer field which is not recorded by the M8 'crop > circle' > Performance in the extrem corners is pretty academic. > > Did I mention no? ;-) > > 2009/1/31 Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > >> These super lenes by Leica to be used at a fraction of a fraction of its >> capabilities on an M8 with a 1.33 crop factor its enough but not quite >> enough to get someone to shoot film. >> >> Leica could make some killer DX lenes for the M8. >> Incredibly sharp compact glass designed for the 1.33 crop circle factor. >> Film shooters are getting to be the tip of the iceberg of a niche. >> >> A niche niche. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > Weather is here, wish you were beautiful > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information