Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]POOR LEICA having come out with their new .95 Noctilux not that far back costing as much as an air to air missile they sat back with grins on their faces and probably said: Now THIS is a lens which is not going to see anything remotely like competition in our lifetimes "ha ha ha in German". : And along comes a silly sounding company SLR Magic who after making glass for micro 4/3's cameras cranks this out in their spare time and money. They take on the king. - no price point yet. Will it be enticingly cheaper than the Noctilux or enticingly more money? What does it got that the Noctilux don't got or visa versa? If I were running Leica I'd not have them getting to work in the night shift on a quick draw compact f .94 special with titanium inserts and close focusing eyes. I'd get them going on a 1.4. ASPH APO compact 75mm or 90mm. There is no 1.4 long glass in the Leica lineup now. And with modem computer design and modern glasses and coatings I think they can now make one compact enough to not get in the way of the viewfinder. And if it did get in the way of the viewfinder like a .95 50 certainly does they have a better excuse to come out with a hot shoe ASPH viewfinder for 800 bucks. DSLR people have their pic: EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Canon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G Nikon SAL-85F14Z Telephoto 85mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* for Sony Telephoto 85mm f/1.4 ZE or ZF Planar T* Manual Focus Lens for Canon or Nikon or Pentax. Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux R Lens M shooters don't need to lag behind in fast grabbing power. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/