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I also read the article and I agree.... for early morning work.... if the edge to edge is as good as a 35-lux asph then it would be a dream lens (at a nightmareish price).   Maybe if interest rates

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I saw the article in magazine but didn't bother to read it carefully, have they tested it with a film camera? ... too bad it's only a 28mm on the M8, in that sense, you can do with a Nikon 28/1.4 on a D3.

 

It is not an easy lens to find. It's expensive too.

 

I think the test was done on the M8.

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I read it, and I have to admit the article (read: the pictures) had the desired effect on me: I want one... and God knows prior to this I thought the notion of a wide fast lens was pointless. And I'm pretty curmodgeonly in terms of new stuff... I like what I have.

 

Somehow, I will get my hands on one...

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A 21mm f1.4 is simply a marvel, a huge tour de force. Something unthinkable, even now that it exists. It's a major tool.

 

I understand and know the full value of such a lens, of such an engineering piece. I will get one. In good hands, just as the Noctilux, this will be a secret tool for some magical work.

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Brett did indeed take the photos on the M8. They, and a wider selection, looked even more spectacular on his computer which he brought to the Leica Akademie in London at the end of last month. together with some photos he took in Istanbul. It is a superb lens, which is I believe due out sometime before late December.

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I too saw Brett's rather ho-hum pictures in the LFI. As he admitted himself, few people would know that they had been taken with this 'wonder lens' unless they were told so. They look like nothing particular.

 

So what is this lens good for, except Leica's bragging rights? To my mind, its size, weight and general unwieldiness (not to speak of the price) overstep the limits of practicality. One single thing makes it interesting: Its utter ridiculousness on a M8 suggests that Leica think the cropped sensor is a temporary expedient only.

 

I had hoped against reason that Leica would launch a prime superwide. Now we shall probably not see any new M lenses during the foreseeable future, because all hands will be busy with creating real lenses for the S2, not just dummies. And the next camera on the totem pole, obviously, is the R10.

 

The old man from the Age of the 21mm 4.5 Biogon

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I too saw Brett's rather ho-hum pictures in the LFI. As he admitted himself, few people would know that they had been taken with this 'wonder lens' unless they were told so. They look like nothing particular.

 

So what is this lens good for, except Leica's bragging rights? To my mind, its size, weight and general unwieldiness (not to speak of the price) overstep the limits of practicality. One single thing makes it interesting: Its utter ridiculousness on a M8 suggests that Leica think the cropped sensor is a temporary expedient only.

 

I had hoped against reason that Leica would launch a prime superwide. Now we shall probably not see any new M lenses during the foreseeable future, because all hands will be busy with creating real lenses for the S2, not just dummies. And the next camera on the totem pole, obviously, is the R10.

 

The old man from the Age of the 21mm 4.5 Biogon

 

 

Bragging rights? And with a reason! A 21mm f1.4 is indeed somethng out of this world.

And I don't see what Leica could add to its line right now. There is the whole new summarit line, which is always forgotten! The only lens I see that's missing (but not regreted) would be a 28 f1.4. Other then that, it's an extremely solid, complete lineup.

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Nenad and I tend to clash..;) But he is spot-on here. It compares to no other. The only other attempt at this class -that comes not even close- is the Canon 24 1.4L, and that is a clunker to put it mildly.The Summilux 21 is the only lens of the new series that I am considering buying...

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Bragging rights? And with a reason! A 21mm f1.4 is indeed somethng out of this world.

And I don't see what Leica could add to its line right now. There is the whole new summarit line, which is always forgotten! The only lens I see that's missing (but not regreted) would be a 28 f1.4. Other then that, it's an extremely solid, complete lineup.

 

I won't dispute the outstanding job Leica did on the 21/24mm Summiluxes. They are certainly great lenses for those who need them and can afford them.

 

However, I had much preferred if they came as Summicrons, less bulky and at more reasonable prices. With the Elmarits (still) being offered along with the 'luxes, I fear there will be no 2.0 'crons for these focal lenths soon.

 

An 18 or 16mm Summicron wouldn't be bad, either, as a true wide angle lens for M8.

 

H.

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I won't dispute the outstanding job Leica did on the 21/24mm Summiluxes. They are certainly great lenses for those who need them and can afford them.

 

However, I had much preferred if they came as Summicrons, less bulky and at more reasonable prices. With the Elmarits (still) being offered along with the 'luxes, I fear there will be no 2.0 'crons for these focal lenths soon.

 

An 18 or 16mm Summicron wouldn't be bad, either, as a true wide angle lens for M8.

 

H.

They are certainly great achievements. But one asks oneself, is this what Leica should must urgently have achieved? I agree with you that two Summicrons would have been a lot more practical. By the way, the 24mm Elmarit is discontinued, and the 21mm will probably be replaced too with something around f/3.8.

 

And yes, on a M8, 21mm becomes just measly 28 ...

 

The old man from the Age of the Standard Lens

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