Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The last new Leica lens I bought... hmm... come to think of it, the ONLY new Leica lens I bought, was the 50/1.4 Summilux ASPH, back in 2005. It was one of the last of the first batch - after that, it was unavailable for months. Any case, it was a lot of money then: $2595. That was and still is a tour de force design with unparalleled performance. I didn't check, but I suppose the current new price is probably more like $3995. So tell me why I should be excited about a $2995 lens with a F3.4 aperture :-)? // tongue firmly in cheek On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net>wrote: > The new 21mm is exciting. The "new" M9-P, well, that's a real yawn! > As I currently use the LTM, I wonder what the Chinese marketplace will do > with that bayonet? > S.d. > > > On Jun 21, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > The white house photographers in the 80's most of them had over one > shoulder > > an M with a 21mm SA on the other shoulder a nikon F with a 105 2.5 or 80 > or > > a few others. > > A super Angulon for them and many have been the reason to own and use a > > Leica. The 21mm focal length has been basic for Leica use for many many > > decades. Zone focusing. Highly corrected non distortion. In a very > compact > > unobtrusive package. > > And in a Leica Solms way its back in a cutting edge version using all > Leica > > knows now about optics. > > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > Photography > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > > > > > > > > > >> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:41:54 +0200 > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica M Stuff > >> > >> whose? > >> ph > >> ;-) > >> Le 21 juin 11 ? 20:31, mehrdad a ?crit : > >> > >>> > >>> its out!! > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:13 AM, philippe.amard < > philippe.amard at sfr.fr > >>>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> 21 is so cool - just half a 42 - you can get twice as close :-) > >>>> I'd borrow a fine swiss saw and get two for the price of one at a > >>>> discount > >>>> http://tinyurl.com/6zlkt4v > >>>> > >>>> ok I'm off > >>>> ;-) > >>>> ph > >>>> > >>>> Le 21 juin 11 ? 19:41, Richard Man a ?crit : > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Haven't you read Mark Rabiner's writing? 21 is like the new normal > >>>>> for the > >>>>> photojournalist guys. It's deadly if you are willing to go close. > >>>>> > >>>>> Not interested in these new stuff though. Not when a Zeiss 21 > >>>>> Biogon can > >>>>> be > >>>>> have for around a grand. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Frank Filippone < > red735i at earthlink.net > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Keep your eyes peeled on the www.Leicarumors.com site today. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Rumor says the M9-P and the 21 F3.4 Super Elmar M lenses will be > >>>>>> announced..... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The 21 will be very interesting..... 3x 21's in the lineup.... > >>>>>> WATE, > >>>>>> Summilux, and Super Elmar, and 2 more in existence ( 21 ASPH and 21 > >>>>>> Elmarit). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I never knew so many people choose the 21 for their Leica > >>>>>> M's...... I > >>>>>> thought it was primarily a specialty lens on an M.... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Frank Filippone > >>>>>> Red735i at earthlink.net > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See > >>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailm > >>>>>> an/listinfo/lug > >>>>>>> for more information > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > >>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > >>>>> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > >>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > >>>>> previous > >>>>> replies in your msgs. ] > >>>>> > >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See > >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailma > >>>>> n/listinfo/lug > >>>>>> for more information > >>>>> > >>>>> NO ARCHIVE > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See > >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman > >>>> /listinfo/lug > >>>>> for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ------------------------------------- > >>> regards, mehrdad > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]