Paulus Posted October 18, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was waiting for a new summilux 75 and all I got was the new Thambar. Why didn't they go for the un-easy way? Is it really so difficult or is there no market for such a lens? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 Hi Paulus, Take a look here New 1,4 75mm. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
NB23 Posted October 18, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 18, 2017 Will obviously come one day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 18, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 18, 2017 Nobody said it’s been cancelled. A holding page on the website seems like pretty strong evidence to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 18, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 18, 2017 Well, everybody seems to expect a 75mm "Noctilux". If it comes and one sees the price tag ,- , we'll have a new thread, why they spent so much energy on such a BS and did not bring the good old 75mm Summilux for half the price of the second hand market. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted October 18, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 18, 2017 ... and Summilux 75 is too recent to make a "nostalgy" introduction... better for Leica to make a Summarex 1,5 priced at 5000 US$... or 6000... (BLACK, of course ! and clamp-screw hood ! the chrome are so common and cheap... ) 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted October 18, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 18, 2017 I was waiting for a new summilux 75 and all I got was the new Thambar. Why didn't they go for the un-easy way? Is it really so difficult or is there no market for such a lens? They managed to make a 2.2/90mm with a few basic elements cost $7000, I can't imagine what a remake 1.4/75 would cost... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted October 19, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Everyone seems to expect a Noctilux 1.25/75 - I doubt there will be both this lens and a 1.4. But then again, who knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 19, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 19, 2017 At those stratospheric prices there is some room for a 75/1.25 or a 75/1.4 i guess but not for both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted October 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 19, 2017 I'm hoping for a 75/1.3142. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted October 19, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) IF ONLY... Zeiss would in the same position as Leica... ... imagine the cost of a Planar 50 f0,7 "Kubrick edition"... no more discussions about 1/6th or 1/7th or 1/8th of stop for a trivial f0,95.. Edited October 19, 2017 by luigi bertolotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted October 19, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 19, 2017 IF ONLY... Zeiss would in the same position as Leica... ... imagine the cost of a Planar 50 f0,7 "Kubrick edition"... no more discussions about 1/6th or 1/7th or 1/8th of stop for a trivial f0,95.. I think Kubrick's format was cine 35mm, not what we use. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted October 19, 2017 Share #12 Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) I think Kubrick's format was cine 35mm, not what we use. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Yes you're right... doesn't cover 24x36... and btw the original Planar was heavily reworked with additional elements....(became a 36,5mm f 0,7 : http://www.marcocavina.com/omaggio_a_kubrick.htm ) Edited October 19, 2017 by luigi bertolotti Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted October 19, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 19, 2017 I think Kubrick's format was cine 35mm, not what we use. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Lets just call it heavy vignetting and sell it as a feature Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted November 30, 2017 Well, everybody seems to expect a 75mm "Noctilux". If it comes and one sees the price tag ,- , we'll have a new thread, why they spent so much energy on such a BS and did not bring the good old 75mm Summilux for half the price of the second hand market. we could ask why here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted November 30, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Well, everybody seems to expect a 75mm "Noctilux". If it comes and one sees the price tag ,- , we'll have a new thread, why they spent so much energy on such a BS and did not bring the good old 75mm Summilux for half the price of the second hand market. High-end advances require expensive R&D: a brilliant designer, Karbe, and unique/expensive manufacture. The economics of scale do not favor relatively small manufactures such as Leica. So be it. I think Leica will eventually take glass optics to the very end of its possible perfection. What will likely follow is multiple lens optics, a different vector. Edited November 30, 2017 by pico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted December 1, 2017 Share #16 Posted December 1, 2017 We don’t really need lenses. The image is present in the circle of light hitting the front element. Bending those rays doesn’t add anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted August 1, 2018 High-end advances require expensive R&D: a brilliant designer, Karbe, and unique/expensive manufacture. The economics of scale do not favor relatively small manufactures such as Leica. So be it. I think Leica will eventually take glass optics to the very end of its possible perfection. What will likely follow is multiple lens optics, a different vector. So maybe the new rumoured 90 will be it? https://leicarumors.com/tag/leica-summilux-m-90mm-f1-5-asph/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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