Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/21

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Subject: [Leica] New Summilux-M 35/1.4 ASPH. #11663
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:53:29 -0400

Floating elements are not new. My old Nikon 24mm f2.8D AF-Nikkor has them.
So does my Olympus OM 85mm f2 and 50mm f2 Macro. The Olympus lenses are
25-30 yrs old and the Nikkor is 16.


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On 4/22/10 1:18 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 2 things to note..... first, New Leica lenses cost $5K+
> Second, it is no longer sufficient to have ASPH elements.... they must be
> FLOATING ......
> 
> Floating is the new Leica Buzzword....
> 
> ( yes, I understand the issue of back focus.....)
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> Another new toy to consider:
> 
> http://leica-camera.com.ua/assets/Info_09_2010_LEICA_SUMMILUX-M_1.4_35mm_ASP
> H._Engl.pdf
> 
> 
> Product code: 11663
> 
> Approx. US$5,000.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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