Herr Barnack Posted July 1, 2016 Share #121 Â Posted July 1, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would ask for an APO-Summicron-M ASPH 28mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hayek Posted July 1, 2016 Share #122  Posted July 1, 2016 The present and the past 2.8/28 Asph are not huge No, but could still stand for more improvement. Same regarding the 2/35 Asph. Focus shift, man (no offense to 'lct'). Lots of room for improvement, a slower, tiny & stellar 35 has a place  Have you tested the 3.5/50 Heliar? No. Not interested in an LTM lens Not expensive enough? Of course not. We're 'Leicamen'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 1, 2016 Share #123 Â Posted July 1, 2016 No offense taken but those rumors are painful i must say since they can dissuade newcomers to buy the 35/2 asph which has no significant focus shift on well calibrated RFs and mirrorless cameras. As for the 28/2.8 asph, what kind of improvements do you expect from this lens which is one the the very best 28's in the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted July 2, 2016 Share #124 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Well, maybe not the 28. I retract that portion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 2, 2016 Share #125 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Good to know. If you want to see how a well calibrated 35/2 asph behaves re focus shift or lack thereof, you may wish to click on the links below: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/255654-new-summicron-asph-35mm-how-and-why-did-they-improve-the-current-one/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3004109 http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/255654-new-summicron-asph-35mm-how-and-why-did-they-improve-the-current-one/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3004366 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted July 2, 2016 Share #126 Â Posted July 2, 2016 I would ask for an APO-Summicron-M ASPH 28mm. Â Apochromatic correction has little effect on focal lengths wider than about 50mm and less effect as it gets wider, which is why the widest Leica APO lens you'll find is the APO 50/2 Summicron-M asph. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arches Posted July 2, 2016 Share #127  Posted July 2, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Like some of the others have mentioned, I would love a 35-50-75 f/4 Tri-Elmar - the perfect travel/walkaround lens in my opinion. If there's a need for more speed either for artistic reasons (subject isolation for portraiture) or practical reasons (extreme low light) or a need for ultimate image quality, it - of course - makes sense to shoot with a fast prime. But when I travel or am out and about on a weekend outing with my family, I long for a single lens that will cover 90% of my shooting needs, allows zooming when zooming with one's feet is neither possible nor fast enough, and doesn't require me to keep attaching and reattaching lenses to the detriment of my sensor's cleanliness.  I love my Leica M240 but am frustrated that Leica seems to have no interest in developing a mid-range Tri-Elmar for the M system. Leica clearly recognizes the value of and demand for a mid-range zom among its customer base as they offer one in all of their other systems, so why not for the M? And if Leica can make a high-quality "zoom" like the 16-18-21 Tri-Elmar, why not a 35-50-75 Tri-Elmar? Thanks for listening - I honestly feel much better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted July 2, 2016 Share #128 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Â Good to know. If you want to see how a well calibrated 35/2 asph behaves re focus shift or lack thereof, you may wish to click on the links below: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/255654-new-summicron-asph-35mm-how-and-why-did-they-improve-the-current-one/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3004109 http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/255654-new-summicron-asph-35mm-how-and-why-did-they-improve-the-current-one/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3004366 Â Â Sure. If you say so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 2, 2016 Share #129 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Sure. If you say so. Â I say it and i show it, what else can i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted July 2, 2016 Share #130 Â Posted July 2, 2016 I say it and i show it, what else can i do? Can you please dance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 2, 2016 Share #131  Posted July 2, 2016 If you insist... http://tinyurl.com/hsv665m  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted July 2, 2016 Share #132 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Nice dress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share #133 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Works with the hat too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted July 2, 2016 Share #134 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Leica, you designed a fantastic lens and a great zoom: The WATE 16-18-21 . The longer I have it, the more I like it. (On the SL it is my favorite zoom - tiniest and best). Leica, could you do a similarly sized zoom for the midrange ? Â A Â 28-35-50-75 Â that is a zoom (unlike the MATE) . This is probably a challenge, but it would also be a clear statement that Leica can more than others. Â And it would be SOOOOO useful on the M and also on the SL. Â Â Â Or at least make a compact 28-75 (aperture 3.4 or 4) for the SL. Which is probably less of a challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 2, 2016 Share #135 Â Posted July 2, 2016 Too big for the M i'm afraid. A 35-50-75/4 could do it perhaps but would it sell? The R 35-70/4 is not expensive and works fine on the M240 already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted July 5, 2016 Share #136 Â Posted July 5, 2016 The R 4/35-70 Macro (Asph) is optically excellent, but does not fit the M body (for my taste). Even on the SL I often prefer the Contax 3.4/35-70. A comparison with the new SL 24-90 shows that a modern construction can offer even higher quality. See the comparison by J S H Â http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/252358-apo-vario-elmarit-sl-24-90-zoom/page-3?do=findComment&comment=3042696 Â That's why I would like to have a new M zoom (modern quality, but not this enormous bulk of the 24-90.) I really like manual focus, while I dislike the weight of the SL lens and its intrusiveness . Regarding size: The Contax 3.4/35-70 is quite small, adding 28mm would hopefully not make it a lot bigger - and I would not mind if it was aperture 4 instead of 3.4 Â So I think a manual focus construction could be made quite slim - like the WATE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 5, 2016 Share #137  Posted July 5, 2016 Would block the viewfinder too much i suspect. WATE is supposed to be used with an external VF or an EVF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share #138  Posted July 6, 2016 I wonder if any of the rumours about remaking some older designs has any substance, be nice if they remade a few classics like:  The 35 summicron V1, the 35 Summilux pre asph, perhaps the rigid 50 summicron and a few others. If they improved something like coatings and maybe a tiny tweak so buying new ve old had some value, it could be interesting. Especially as sensors improve and the need for more resolution slows, I think characterful lenses will be more, not less desirable over time.  If they can put a stock camera in a different jacket, call it safari with a different hood or Lenny with a rub and more black paint a genuine Vintage range could have value, new 12504 hoods, lenses available in black paint and brass construction and so on. I'm getting excited already !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted July 6, 2016 Share #139 Â Posted July 6, 2016 Can't you simulate an old lens in Photoshop on a picture taken with a new one? Surely there's enough information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share #140 Â Posted July 6, 2016 No you definite can't, I'm glad to say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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