swamiji Posted March 26, 2014 Share #81 Â Posted March 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I will say it again... 28mm Summilux. Not just because I want one desperately, but because it's way over due. Their should have been one since the release of the M9. Now with the release of the M240 being over, its kind of anticlimactic for a new 28mm. So it's time for it to be released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted May 22, 2014 Share #82 Â Posted May 22, 2014 Seems it will be a 28mm Summilux after all... Â Ow.ly - image uploaded by @leicaforum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 22, 2014 Share #83 Â Posted May 22, 2014 Seems like 101 samples of the Summilux 28/1.4 will be sold as a part of a special set called "Leica M Edition 100" at a Westlicht auction on May 23rd in Wetzlar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted May 22, 2014 Share #84 Â Posted May 22, 2014 Please, practical and affordable lenses... Â I need a Tri-Elmar 21-24-35 f/4 lens!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest odeon Posted May 24, 2014 Share #85  Posted May 24, 2014 Please, practical and affordable lenses... I need a Tri-Elmar 21-24-35 f/4 lens!!! I prefer MATS.  What is MATS? Medium-Angle-Tri-Summicron! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirekti Posted May 25, 2014 Share #86 Â Posted May 25, 2014 I prefer MATS. Â What is MATS? Medium-Angle-Tri-Summicron! Â My perfect zoom summicron would be 24-35-50, and I wish it could use 49mm filters, but I guess this would have to be a chunk of glass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted May 25, 2014 Share #87 Â Posted May 25, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) A new 35 Summicron (not at a 50-APO price) may make me consider trading in my 35 FLE for something more compact as it's now one of my less-used focal lengths. Â Â I was out with my returned-from-Leica-after-way-too-long-away service & 6-bit coding MATE yesterday, and had forgotten how convenient this lens really is, albeit a bit slow at times. Many people here (me included) are often out with just two focal lengths so I would like to see some Bi-Elmars, not zooms so they are still useable on the M240 and all previous M bodies. Two focal lengths and a maximum aperture of just 2.8 may keep size and complexity and cost under control, and would be fast enough for most circumstances (especially with the newer digital sensors of the Monochrom and M240). ie MABE - Medium Angle Bi-Elmar. Summicrons would be too big. I would have thought that a number of combinations would work: 2.8/28-50 Bi-Elmar-M (or a 24-50 for mirekti) 2.8/35-50 Bi-Elmar-M Â or perhaps even a 2.8/35-75 Bi-Elmar-M 3.4/21-35 Bi-Super-Elmar-M (based on the Konica) Â I would snap up such a 28-50 in an instant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 25, 2014 Share #88 Â Posted May 25, 2014 A 24mm Summicron seems an obvious gap. I don't really want the 1.4 and 3.8 is too slow for my needs. A summicron seems perfect and obvious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted May 25, 2014 Share #89 Â Posted May 25, 2014 A new 35 Summicron (not at a 50-APO price) may make me consider trading in my 35 FLE for something more compact... Â What is it about the current 35 'cron that makes it not compact? It's already smaller than anything but the 28 Elmarit ASPH. And looking at that image on the internet recently of Leica lenses that a lot of people seem to be keying off (including me, here), if that is a new 35 Summicron it looks bigger than the current one. It looks like it has a bigger filter size and, although it just might not be visible, I wouldn't be surprised if it had no focusing tab. Leica lenses seem to be getting bigger. Maybe it's a response to big burly DSLR users thinking tiny little Leica lenses are too delicate to handle image making at Yellowstone or the kids' soccer games. There's crazy psychology that goes on in Marketing these days and I'm not educated in it. Â Of course, a new 35 'cron would be desirable because, in addition to any improvements, it's "new", and that's legitimate. When I bought my 'cron I couldn't believe I had just spent so much money on a brand new, current production lens, that was sixteen years old. Â s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted May 26, 2014 Share #90  Posted May 26, 2014 What is it about the current 35 'cron that makes it not compact? s-a  Sorry I may not have made myself clear.  More compact than my 35 Summilux FLE, not the current Summicron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_S Posted May 26, 2014 Share #91 Â Posted May 26, 2014 3.4/21-35 Bi-Super-Elmar-M (based on the Konica) ... I would go for this "bi-elmar". Add a Macro-Elmar 90 f/4 and it would cover most travel for me. Â Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted May 26, 2014 Share #92 Â Posted May 26, 2014 Sorry I may not have made myself clear. Â More compact than my 35 Summilux FLE, not the current Summicron. Â No problem Mark. If I didn't already own a 35 'cron I'd certainly be waiting for Photokina to see what Leica has up their sleeve. That would give me another year to decide. Â s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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