Guest VVJ Posted September 16, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is good news. More lenses than I expected: http://leicarumors.com/2016/09/15/five-new-leica-sl-lenses-to-be-announced-four-primes-and-one-zoom.aspx/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Hi Guest VVJ, Take a look here Five new Leica SL lenses to be announced. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
phongph Posted September 16, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 16, 2016 Hi! It is really good news! Pls. advise when these lens are available at the market! I hope they are reviewed soon by experts! Have a good days! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted September 16, 2016 Share #3 Posted September 16, 2016 Good news for sure. Three Summicrons too, usually Leica's best overall performers. Roll on Photokina! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 16, 2016 Share #4 Posted September 16, 2016 +1 for Summicrons Let's hope shipping before end of 2017. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phongph Posted September 16, 2016 Share #5 Posted September 16, 2016 +1 for Summicrons Let's hope shipping before end of 2017. Jeff Hi! I hope that Shipping will be before end of 2016 in stead of end of 2017! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted September 16, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 16, 2016 Goodie - still waiting for a fast wide angle without coma, a 400-ish tele and a dedicated macro... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted September 16, 2016 Share #7 Posted September 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) SUMMICRON-SL 35mm APO-SUMMICRON-SL 75mm APO-SUMMICRON-SL 90mm SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35mm I hope the filter size of the Summicrons will be less than 82 mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Branch Posted September 16, 2016 Share #8 Posted September 16, 2016 If accurate this confirms what I was "told" at the beginning of 2016 that Leica are very serious about developing the SL System. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted September 16, 2016 Share #9 Posted September 16, 2016 These look fine, although only the wide zoom pushes the envelope significantly beyond what is possible to shoot with the current zooms (which include OIS). The primes also compete with their M counterparts. They will have AF and weather sealing and, perhaps, OIS, too. So the interesting question is whether Leica have chosen to make them light and compact, or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted September 16, 2016 Share #10 Posted September 16, 2016 With regards to the zoom I was probably more hoping for a 12-24 zoom... now there is a significant overlap with the 24-90 and a 12-24 would probably have been lighter... Then again the T wide-angle zoom was 17-35mm eq so 16-35mm was probably to be expected. Replacing the 75mm or the 90mm with a longer lens or a dedicated macro would have given a more balanced lens offer IMHO... Still pretty pleased that in addition to the 50mm they might be announcing 4 new lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 16, 2016 Share #11 Posted September 16, 2016 Hi! I hope that Shipping will be before end of 2016 in stead of end of 2017! Thanks! Sure, but we don't yet have the SL 50 Summilux, which was (kind of) announced some time ago, and we're soon approaching end of 2016. One hopes that the other lenses have been in development simultaneously. My comment was a bit tongue in cheek. More importantly, given the experience with S lens issues, I'm sure we'd much prefer waiting until all lenses have proven ready and reliable and before release. For me, since I'm looking for a system to complement (not overlap) the M, I would have preferred primes wider and longer than the 28-90 range. Oh well. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted September 16, 2016 Share #12 Posted September 16, 2016 SUMMICRON-SL 35mm APO-SUMMICRON-SL 75mm APO-SUMMICRON-SL 90mm SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35mm I hope the filter size of the Summicrons will be less than 82 mm. Glad to hear Summicrons and I hope they are not as big as the Summilux 50. I am very interested in 35 and 75. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEB Posted September 16, 2016 Share #13 Posted September 16, 2016 I look forward to the 35 as a terrific "walking around lens." Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted September 16, 2016 Share #14 Posted September 16, 2016 Good news, and I agree it shows commitment to the system by Leica. I suspect I won't indulge my GAS with any of these. The versatility and IQ of the standard zoom are too good to make me want to pay for the extra stop and a half on the primes (not for one moment do I think the primes will be light and small). I could be torn between the new w/a zoom and a WATE for no other reason than the weather sealing on the new lens - I've enjoyed taking landscapes in the rain with the SL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted September 16, 2016 Share #15 Posted September 16, 2016 Nobody ever complained about the IQ of the 24-90. The problem is the weight and size. And the primes could address that. And Summicrons tend to be smaller than Summiluxes, so good news. (I have actually never seen a huge Summicron - apart from the 2/180). But it is just a rumour/whisper or not ? And I do not know how reliable this source is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted September 16, 2016 Share #16 Posted September 16, 2016 Nobody ever complained about the IQ of the 24-90. The problem is the weight and size. And the primes could address that. And Summicrons tend to be smaller than Summiluxes, so good news. (I have actually never seen a huge Summicron - apart from the 2/180). I agree. I had the opportunity to buy the 24-90 for a good price today. But after trying it for a few weeks against the R 28-90 I decided to let the SL 24-90 go. To big, to heavy and that lens-hood attracted to much attention and occupied to much estate in my camera bag. If the SL APO 75/2 and 90/2 are really smaller than the SL 50/1,4 I think I will go for one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHNL Posted September 16, 2016 Share #17 Posted September 16, 2016 Anyone want guess the price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHNL Posted September 16, 2016 Share #18 Posted September 16, 2016 Let me try: SUMMICRON-SL 35mm $3495 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 75mm $3995APO-SUMMICRON-SL 90mm $4495SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35mm $4995 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted September 16, 2016 Share #19 Posted September 16, 2016 Let me try: SUMMICRON-SL 35mm $3495 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 75mm $3995 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 90mm $4495 SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35mm $4995 I expect the Zoom to be more expensive (rather 8000 or more, depending upon the aperture).. And the primes to be less expensive. But who knows. At these prices I will not be able to afford them before 2017 or 2018. So no hurry, Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2016 Share #20 Posted September 16, 2016 Areen't SL designated lenses APS-C and not full frame or have I got that mixed up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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