Winedemonium

Apologies if I've missed this somewhere, but I can find any reference in the specifications. Does anyone know the millimetre eye relief / eye point rating for the Visoflex 2? I'm presuming from the Leica promo photograph of a user with eyeglasses using it with some space between the glasses and the EVF that it is very good. I just wish there was a specific number. 21mm? 23mm? Better. Of course, it's possible just to go to a boutique and try one out. Asking for a friend whose age and eyesight are not cooperating with his hobby.

How about the Fujifilm X100VI? Or a (now discontinued) Leica CL? Or any Leica digital M with a callapsible M and adapted LTM lens? But the short answer is no.

Having recently gotten hold of two vintage lenses re-mounted to Leica M-mount, I have been so impressed with the precision made aluminium front and rear lens caps, that it got me thinking - are there makers / suppliers of these out there that forum members could share details on? Now, as a good boy following forum etiquette, I did search the forum first, and came across this useful thread from 2020. There's this thread from 2019 There's also this one, specific to the 2/35 ASPH lens shade. However, what I'm looking for is of the sort of solid precision-feel quality that it is probably milled aluminium. I'll ask Skyllaney if they make their own, or have a supplier, and report back here anything I find out there. But if anyone knows where - in 2024 - to get these sort of high grade caps, I'd be grateful.

Yes, you said in 2015 that you may still be deciding in ten year's time. I couldn't resist checking in just a little early. 😉 I'll check back in 2032 or so, if you don't mind. (And a few more pages on this will have been written here by then). My 2c worth - my current consideration for the v3 pre-ASPH, having owned a v1 1b some years ago, and recently - again - selling my ASPH version: the v3 is the lightest 1.4/50 (275g), is compact, and focuses to 0.7m, while offering the more Mandler rendering. It seems like a sweet spot.

Are you still deciding?

Often enough now that I just accept it. I keep a record. Some lenses I've owned, sold rebought multiple times. And now I simply accept that there are two parts to my hobby - taking photographs with gear I like; and 'collecting' in some form or other. The purging of gear can feel liberating, and acquiring something you really like can feel exhilarating and inspiring. Part of this is that it is interesting to experience different things. We all have some sort of budget to adhere to, so buying and selling helps us gain experience without only acquiring. One in, one out, is another way to provide some self-discipline. Others have been suggested in this thread. I've now tried pretty much everything I've ever wanted to try in the world of Leica, and my current are a little further off-piste - a pair of Skyllaney M-mount-converted lenses, a Zeiss-Opton 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar T*, and a W-Nikkor 35mm f/1.8. Aside from that, I'm now more or less in @Al Brown's school of thought: The two Skyllaney pieces are new to me, so they have me occupied with the 'character crew' for now. I'm curious to re-buy the 35mm Summilux AA, the 50mm Noctilux f/1 E58, or v2, and I have some an itch for the Leitz 7.3cm f/1.9 Hektor that I have yet to ever scratch... I also miss my Letiz 90mm f/4 Elmar 3-element. Current pieces in the character crew - 2.8cm f/5.6 Summaron-LTM, 35mm Summicron 8-element, 50mm Summicron rigid. Current pieces in the asph gang - 21mm SEM, 24mm ET, 28mm lux, 35mm APO, 50mm APO, and I'll add the 90mm Macro Elmar-M here as an honorary member. So, I'm hardly qualified to say "find some way to limit yourself", but be it a total of cash laid down on gear, or a one-in one-out rule, it's good to have a way at least to interrogate weather you really want the next piece. Also, as much as I have loved this forum for many years, I know from experience that I read and participate in it more when I am in GAS-mode. Switching off entirely from any kind of forum, reviews, Youtube stuff, Leica Rumors, etc, etc, and just taking pictures, is a good way to lose any buying angst. Best of luck.

I love the idea of wearing out a Leica camera. In my years of using them to date I have not managed to do so. I would consider it a matter of some pride. Garry Winogrand probably gave it the best shot. I know at my rate of shooting I won't get to within even a meaningful fraction of his volume. For my M10R BP, the least of my worries is the life of the shutter. The first worry is that GAS will lead me to rationalise an 'upgrade' at some point. This is the main reason I've never been able to wear out a camera, if I'm honest. The second reason is that I'm just not heavy duty enough a user. After that, it's really a question of software compatibility I think - what will our desktop/laptops be like in 10 or 20 years' time, and the software running on them? Finding SD cards with compatible storage and transfer speeds to run on the camera will likely be trickier, but probably not impossible, and perhaps there will be a 'vintage' trade in them. 🤣 I anticipate batteries will be findable. And, given these are Leica cameras, I anticipate that even if something becomes known to break or malfunction, and Leica exhaust their parts, such is the enthusiasm for them that there will probably be someone in a little workshop somewhere in the world who has some hack to get them working. No, I anticipate that long before anything in the camera becomes irreplaceable, it will be my eyesight that wears out. This, for me, is one of the great satisfactions of the Leica M system.

8.5cm Summarex. 10 years. Still thinking about it.

Update from me on the 12486 replacement hood. I last chased my Leica authorised dealer in Paris in mid-July, and they said that no replacement hoods had been received. I have now chased once more, and await an update from them. @SiggiGun's post with photos and confirmation of replacement has been especially helpful, because at least from this it is clear a replacement exists, and I can show my dealer the fix. It goes without saying that - - Leica should never have sent this lens out with a faulty hood in the first place - upon first notification of the problem, Leica should have proactively instituted a recall and exchange - once it was left to customers to request - and chase - this part, it should have been dealt with quickly. - customers should not have to explain the problem to authorised dealers / boutique staff. They should all have received internal memos on that. I bought this lens on November 2nd, 2022. I will update this thread when the replacement hood arrives.

You beat me to it. And the fake photo. When you click on his 'about' page, it lists skills and work history. But I suspect he is fake. The article to so obviously fake. Some people might call this FRAUD. I had recently read something I liked on Medium and was considering subscribing. Not any more (though I'm going to write to them to ask that they prove 'Vincent Vega' is real, and that he physically received a copy of the M11-P for review, since the review states 'I’ve always loved taking photos, but it wasn’t until I got my hands on a Leica M11-P that I genuinely fell in love with photography.', and 'Here are some specific examples of how the Leica M11-P has improved my photography:', etc... And what does Medium have to say on its About Us page? The opening line is 'Medium is a home for human stories and ideas.' If they reply I will update this thread.

My current lens direction, for better or worse, has fallen into two directions - I love the 35APO and the 50APO for a range of reasons, but I actually think the main one is their character. They have a particular way of drawing, and I like it. The other direction, is a certain classic look - not too much, not too little. I have an original 28 Summaron LTM, a 35 Summicron v1 8-element, and a 50 Summicron Rigid v2. The latter set I use on film, and sometimes on the M10M. Between these two directions I have other lenses, which I like for their own qualities, and use from time to time, but I find more and more that what I want is APO or classic. The 35APO and the 50APO may be an attempt at 'perfection', and some criticise them for being 'clinical', but that's not what I see in the rendering style. I see a combination of incredible detail, and a sort of natural richness of colour, what I've read some Japanese enthusiasts call a 'wet' look to the images, and also a quick, but gentle roll off from that vivid plane of focus, to fairly smooth out of focus areas that retain their outline shapes well. Others have described all this better than me, but I see it. I would love a 28APO, and to some extent, a really new 90APO, and then between these and my 'classic set', I would let go of the others.

I enjoy Jack Takahashi's thoughtful reviews. There's no doubting Voigtlander's Ultron Vintage offers a great deal - and at an amazing price. Indeed, there are sound arguments for quite a few Voigtlander lenses, and I'm pleased to see the success of this.

I got momentarily excited to see the "new" 28mm Summicron-M announced today with the M11-P. Yes, the close focus capability adds some real extra benefit to this lens. But this is a 2023 tweak of a 2016 tweak of a 2000 lens. It's a good lens, but... What I would really like to see is a 28mm APO-Summicron-M to go with the 35mm and 50mm "APO" designs. Who here would like that?

My eyes popped wide when I saw this had dropped with the M11-P, and I scan-read, and then slow-red the long announcement. Not seeing anything that answered my question - is this a new lens? I then downloaded the technical sheet and compared the optical formula to the current 28mm Summicron. This is not a new lens. (Or have I missed something?) The barrel and shade mechanism has been updated to the current design (like the 1.4/35 FLE, and 1.4/50SX ASPH), and we now get close focus (this is especially useful for this wide angle). But otherwise is a tweak of the 2016 tweak of the year 2000 release. A nice lens, and nothing wrong here with the update. What I'd REALLY like to see is a 28mm APO-Summicron-M to join the 35mm and 50mm variants. Now that would be something!

It's pretty, like all the -Ps have been. But nothing here technology-wise that makes me want to switch from my M10-R black paint. I'll keep my mind open for the M12 when that comes, but so far, nothing really to see here as far as I'm concerned.