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robsteve · 10/30/06, 08:03 PM

The zooms all seem to perform quite well. My 21-35mm exceeds the quality of my 35mm Summicron by quite a margin and is quite similar in quality to the newer 28mm Elmarit-R. But at the wider end, it is lacking compared to the 19mm. As andy suggested, a cheaper 21mm might have a market if they could design one that could perform as well as the 19mm but be a little more compact and less expensive.

Staying with the 21-35mm zoom, a fast 24mm f1.4 would make for a nice lens when the zoom was not fast enough. I imagine the M will be the first to get new fast wides now that the M8 is out. The R might have to settle for a new 24mm F2.

I don't know if there is a need for any fast lenses in the telephoto department. There could be a market for a new 80mm Summilux, but I would bet it would not be cheap and would have a limited market. A 135mm APO Summicron might be the first new telephoto we see, as there has been talk of one in the past.

I am still seeing the M8 as the target for fast low light lenses, so we may be lucky to see anything fater than f2 in the R line.

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robsteve Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/06/04 Posts: 2,015	Re: What Do We Want From the R Lens Line The zooms all seem to perform quite well. My 21-35mm exceeds the quality of my 35mm Summicron by quite a margin and is quite similar in quality to the newer 28mm Elmarit-R. But at the wider end, it is lacking compared to the 19mm. As andy suggested, a cheaper 21mm might have a market if they could design one that could perform as well as the 19mm but be a little more compact and less expensive. Staying with the 21-35mm zoom, a fast 24mm f1.4 would make for a nice lens when the zoom was not fast enough. I imagine the M will be the first to get new fast wides now that the M8 is out. The R might have to settle for a new 24mm F2. I don't know if there is a need for any fast lenses in the telephoto department. There could be a market for a new 80mm Summilux, but I would bet it would not be cheap and would have a limited market. A 135mm APO Summicron might be the first new telephoto we see, as there has been talk of one in the past. I am still seeing the M8 as the target for fast low light lenses, so we may be lucky to see anything fater than f2 in the R line.