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Subject: [Leica] Erwin reviews new Summilux
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Sun Feb 1 05:51:11 2009
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...........or merely that Leica does not wish to produce Summarit lenses 
compatible only with M8's. Or are Leica M film cameras no longer available 
;-)

Seth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin reviews new Summilux


> Surely a cheaper, smaller Leica lens could be produced for the M8
> since the circle of coverage would be smaller. It would have at least
> those two advantages.
>
> Still, we see and hear only of compatible (read full 35mm  frame)
> lenses.
>
> So, maybe this indicates that Leica sees a full 35mm frame sensor in
> its future?
>
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>
>
> On Jan 31, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> Weather is here, wish you were beautiful
>>
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>
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