cirke Posted June 24, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) any idea , news, rumors ... when I can love it ? Edited June 24, 2014 by erick 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Hi cirke, Take a look here I love my 28mm summilux. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
A miller Posted June 24, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 24, 2014 Hilarious, Erick. At least we know that there is an "I love my..." thread waiting for it when it arrives. Like a crib waiting for a new baby to arrive home Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Hilarious, Erick. At least we know that there is an "I love my..." thread waiting for it when it arrives. Like a crib waiting for a new baby to arrive home I'd really like to get that 28mm Edited June 24, 2014 by erick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted June 24, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 24, 2014 Be patient, according to the current LFI a black/ normal version of the lens is lurking around the corner. Until then, keep using your SUMMICRON ... Best GEORG Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 25, 2014 Share #5 Posted June 25, 2014 I wonder whether some of the qualities that make the 28 Summicron one of the best-loved and most admired of all Leica lenses might be lost, or at least altered, in a 1.4 version. Of course it may be exactly the same but a stop faster. But it might have quite a different look. Or it may be nicer all round, which is difficult to imagine, though not impossible I suppose. I'm interested but as with most lenses, surely the image characteristics are going to be a very important part of any decision to swap from Summicron to Summilux aren't they? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan.y Posted June 25, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 25, 2014 Be patient, according to the current LFI a black/ normal version of the lens is lurking around the corner. Does LFI also mention the dimensions and weight of the black version? Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted June 25, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 25, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I wonder whether some of the qualities that make the 28 Summicron one of the best-loved and most admired of all Leica lenses might be lost, or at least altered, in a 1.4 version. Of course it may be exactly the same but a stop faster. But it might have quite a different look. Or it may be nicer all round, which is difficult to imagine, though not impossible I suppose. I'm interested but as with most lenses, surely the image characteristics are going to be a very important part of any decision to swap from Summicron to Summilux aren't they? they are for me. My expectation is that it will render much like the 35mm lux asph fle, but that's just a hunch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted June 25, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 25, 2014 I wonder whether some of the qualities that make the 28 Summicron one of the best-loved and most admired of all Leica lenses might be lost, or at least altered, in a 1.4 version. Of course it may be exactly the same but a stop faster. But it might have quite a different look. Or it may be nicer all round, which is difficult to imagine, though not impossible I suppose. I'm interested but as with most lenses, surely the image characteristics are going to be a very important part of any decision to swap from Summicron to Summilux aren't they? I read the Sean Read`s test of the Summilux 28, where he also compared it to the Summicron 28. The Summilux performed a lot better than the Summicron, so much so that he asked the question if the particular Summicron 28mm he used for the test was a poor performer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 25, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 25, 2014 It'll be even more interesting to see other comparisons then. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted June 25, 2014 I wonder whether some of the qualities that make the 28 Summicron one of the best-loved and most admired of all Leica lenses might be lost, or at least altered, in a 1.4 version. Of course it may be exactly the same but a stop faster. But it might have quite a different look. Or it may be nicer all round, which is difficult to imagine, though not impossible I suppose. I'm interested but as with most lenses, surely the image characteristics are going to be a very important part of any decision to swap from Summicron to Summilux aren't they? Actually I have a 21 SE and a 35 Summilux, I don't want to loose 1.4 possibilities Of course I shall wait for reviews and tests before selling my 21 an d35 to get it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted June 25, 2014 It'll be even more interesting to see other comparisons then. I'd like to see diglloyd tests Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 25, 2014 Share #12 Posted June 25, 2014 I used to rely on a 28/50mm, but since I bought my incredibly wonderful 24 Elmar, I haven't used my 28 Summicron. I'm now wondering whether I need 28mm at all, since I'm finding the 24/3.8 and 35/1.4 such a nice combination. So maybe it's now 24/35 instead of 28/50 for me. Whereas some people get wiser, I'm getting wider as I get older. In more ways than one! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) So maybe it's now 24/35 instead of 28/50 for me. it's definitively 28/50 for me I like wide angles only on Tilt/shift lenses Edited June 25, 2014 by erick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted June 25, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 25, 2014 I read the Sean Read`s test of the Summilux 28, where he also compared it to the Summicron 28. The Summilux performed a lot better than the Summicron, so much so that he asked the question if the particular Summicron 28mm he used for the test was a poor performer. That was the right question given how poor the images looked from the 28 Summicron. Given outside of the 50 APO how much better the Smmicron's MTF's curves are than anything shorter than 75mm in the line up I think I know the answer...... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted June 27, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 27, 2014 I hope it'll have less vignetting than my 28 Noctilux. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly Posted July 6, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 6, 2014 my 28 summicron is an excellent performer so much so that for once I won't be jumping at the chance for the extra stop. Does anyone know what the size and weight difference are with the new 28 summilux? because I certainly would not want a bulkier lens than my 28 summicron which is pretty weighty anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 6, 2014 Share #17 Posted July 6, 2014 Nice lens for LV i guess but in clasic mode it will block too much the viewfinder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted July 6, 2014 I only use EVF never the range finder Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted July 6, 2014 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2014 Nice lens for LV i guess but in clasic mode it will block too much the viewfinder. We don't know what the production hood will look like yet. If it's like the anniversary unit, then....argh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted July 7, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 7, 2014 Nice lens for LV i guess but in clasic mode it will block too much the viewfinder. Oh, so OVF is "classic mode" now, is it? So LV must be, like, New Coke mode... s-a 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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