The next lens from Leica

[furcafe]

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I personally want to see a 28 'lux, but feel w/the current measurebator bias at Leica that we're more likely to see a 50 Macro Elmar. Easier to implement now w/the M 240's live view/EVF option. In fact, without a need to couple to the RF for closer than 0.5m, it would not be difficult to start adding a close® focus option to any number of lenses, similar to what the Nikon LTM 50s had back in the 1950s & Kodak did w/their 50mm Ektars for the Kodak Ektra back in the 1940s.

 

How about a macro M lens?

[Jeff S]

There is no future for expensive manual focus telephotos i'm afraid.

 

I bet a lot of folks would never have imagined the demand for a $7000 50mm Summicron.

 

The higher the price, and the more perceived excellence and exclusivity, the higher the demand, it seems.

 

And no doubt there will be other versions of the M, e.g., a Monochrom at some point, to expand the platform for expensive teles, which would likely be smaller and 'better' optically than any R equivalents.

 

Jeff

[JHellow]

I bet a lot of folks would never have imagined the demand for a $7000 50mm Summicron.

 

The higher the price, and the more perceived excellence and exclusivity, the higher the demand, it seems.

 

 

Jeff

 

Jeff,

 

Until one has seen an image from the 50mm Apo, properly exposed and at full resolution, it is difficult to appreciate how good it is. I have been an amateur astronomer for about 40 years and own some of the finest small to medium aperture optics ever made, and this lens produces images that are equally stunning. It is tragic that this optic is so expensive that few will own it. Hopefully those that do will use it to capture important or beautiful moments and will display them for others to appreciate.

 

JHellow

[Jeff S]

Well, we agree then that it's comparatively astronomical.

 

BTW, my point wasn't about the quality of the lens, although I'm sure it does the job in capable hands. Whenever I look at a wonderful print of a great image, the last thing I care about is the gear used. And the majority of those prints have been relatively small by current standards. YMMV.

 

Jeff

[MediaFotografie]

I expect another new lens:

Leica will use the advantages of LV in the new M and will offer a new macro which goes to 1:2 (or something like this).

 

And a new version of a lense like the MATE - so they have a competitor to the zooms.

 

Just my opinion

 

 

thomas

[nic]

Next step will be macro-adapter for Leica-M and you can go 1:2 with every M-lens

[ananda]

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Is this insane? I wonder if there's a way Leica can made an adapter that doubles the focal length of any given M lens???? Make

a 50 Lux a 100 Lux, etc. That would be nice but it sure would cut in to Leica lens sales.

[lct]

Leica did it for R lenses (apo-extenders # 11249 & 11269) but their price was between 1500 and 2000 € each.

[semi-ambivalent]

I like my 21/25 Voigtlander metal viewfinder which is good enough for me (21,24), they do a nice 28 too

 

I just took delivery today of one of these for use on an M3. The workmanship is clean and solid and I don't notice or mind that "extra" 25mm frame nearly as much as I thought I would.

 

Agree, too, about the 28.

 

s-a

[rramesh]

I know Leica would never do it. But if they only could, a 40mm Summilux.

[jonogilmour]

No idea but the Summicron 35 asph is so good that it could well survive for as long as the v4 did at least. What is lacking most i feel is a Summilux 28 and ultra wides like 12 and 15mm. I have nothing against Cosina but it is strange that the only choice we have is a CV or a WATE there.

 

I agree, I don't see how they could improve on the 35 cron. It's perfect in my opinion.

[tomasis7]

50mm f0.1

 

that includes wheels to carry on around. Rolling tripod with bicycle wheels.

 

Honestly, the best news for me that Leica kills all Summilux and Nocti line and force people to learn take photos by introducing photo seminars.

 

Lux lux, no !

[MarkP]

50mm f0.1

 

that includes wheels to carry on around. Rolling tripod with bicycle wheels.

 

I think a prime mover might be better.

[jankap]

I know Leica would never do it. But if they only could, a 40mm Summilux.

Why 40mm? The rangefinder dictates 35 or 50mm.

Jan

[otto.f]

APO ASPH Summicron 35

Because the asph Summicron 35 is the oldest new lens and after the storm of Summiluxes there is a need of small lenses

[otto.f]

Noctilux 0.95 with 0.7m as closest distance

[rramesh]

Why 40mm? The rangefinder dictates 35 or 50mm.

Jan

The first lens I used on my M9-P was the CV 40 f/1.4. I felt that was the ideal focal length for an all-purpose carry around lens. Yes, you are right, but the days of fixed frame lines are numbered.

[dg2mst]

Personally, I don't think Leica will introduce cheaper ultra-wide-angle lenses. I doubt whether prime lenses alongside the Tri-Elmar 16-18-21 4 would make an awful lot of sense and I especially cannot picture Leica introducing a lens substantially slower than f4.

 

As much as I hate to think of it financially, my guess would be a faster ultra-wide-angle because as for size, as somebody pointed out earlier, there is really no need to care a lot about blocking the internal rangefinder where an auxilliary finder is needed anyway...

[darylgo]

The latest lenses from Leica including the S lenses and the 50mm Apo are high priced lenses performing at levels unseen before. Peter Karbe is masterful at producing these optical marvels. As an aside the new Leica X has a slow lens so that image quality could be maximized. Leica is clearly moving in that direction. The new lenses will be in several focal lengths that match the 50 Apo in quality and price.

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Hallo,

Look here: Leica M

[rob_w]

The next lens from Leica will be an M zoom -- exploiting the new found freedom provided by the EVF of the new M.