Guest VVJ Posted October 31, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Take a look at the Leica website: https://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-TL/Leica-TL2 Scroll down to the section Leica TL lenses. On the picture you will see the black and silver version of an 18mm lens Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/278323-new-tl-18mm-pancake-lens/?do=findComment&comment=3386029'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 Hi Guest VVJ, Take a look here New TL 18mm Pancake lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Athornton Posted October 31, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 31, 2017 Well spotted! It appears that the outline of the lens is on the front of the invitation to the Leica event on the 22nd November... potentially encouraging news for APSC L mount users. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted October 31, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 31, 2017 I am excited about it pretty much exactly what I wanted. Could mean early retirement for the Leica Q though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted October 31, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 31, 2017 Hmm. I've been looking recently for a compact wide angle for the TL2. I'd narrowed it down to one of the CV-Ms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted October 31, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 31, 2017 It looks like it is an Elmarit f2.8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted October 31, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 31, 2017 Looks like a winner, if the quality is there. So no or very low distortion, CA or color fringing I am using a Zeiss ZM 18 mm. f4 T* Distagon on the T for some years. Excellent lens, although a bit slow when using it as an 27/28 mm. equivalent and it comes with a weight of 320 grams. This looks like an Elmarit, so F 2.8 and problably half the weight and size. Finally a prime, (together with the excellent Cron 23mm.) that matches the size of the T/TL 2 down, 2 to go; similarly small sized Summicrons 35 and 50 mm. If the new CL matches the size of the old one, it will be a perfect system for street and travel! I will be buying.........again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted November 1, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 1, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks like a winner, if the quality is there. So no or very low distortion, CA or color fringing I am using a Zeiss ZM 18 mm. f4 T* Distagon on the T for some years. Excellent lens, although a bit slow when using it as an 27/28 mm. equivalent and it comes with a weight of 320 grams. This looks like an Elmarit, so F 2.8 and problably half the weight and size. Finally a prime, (together with the excellent Cron 23mm.) that matches the size of the T/TL 2 down, 2 to go; similarly small sized Summicrons 35 and 50 mm. If the new CL matches the size of the old one, it will be a perfect system for street and travel! I will be buying.........again. Me too. A 18mm or similar, and a 35mm like this and I'd be back like a shot. If I was being critical, the 18mm pancake and 23mm are "too close together" focal length wise for me. 18 and 35 though? Yep. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 1, 2017 Share #8 Posted November 1, 2017 Finally a prime, (together with the excellent Cron 23mm.) that matches the size of the T/TL 2 down, 2 to go; similarly small sized Summicrons 35 and 50 mm. I actually just bought the 35mm and received it today in the mail. Obviously a very good lens but I very much understand what you say... The 18-56mm is OK size wise as well I find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 1, 2017 Share #9 Posted November 1, 2017 If the new CL matches the size of the old one, it will be a perfect system for street and travel! This has me puzzled as well. A lot of people assumed that the Clooney would be some type of mini SL but the CL as you point out was a very compact system... Not sure what to think and if compact how it would be different from the TL2... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted November 1, 2017 Share #10 Posted November 1, 2017 This has me puzzled as well. A lot of people assumed that the Clooney would be some type of mini SL but the CL as you point out was a very compact system... Not sure what to think and if compact how it would be different from the TL2... Not sure the new camera will be a mini-SL. How much can you downsize the SL and still make it a do-all camera but then in an APS-C format? Nobody wants an expensive tiny A7R-FrankenLeica The old CL was/is a very cool and populair camera. And Leica has the modus operandi of referencing to past systems when developing new ones. If a compact new CL has the inerts of the TL2 and an adapted new old look, I can imagine it will appeal to the (younger) style conscious, more nostalgic, buyerssegment. Everybody was/is expecting a mini-M for a long time now and Fuji is luring them away. Same T-techniques and T- lenses for just a different camera. The 18 mm.pancake fits in this compact-strategy, hence placing it on the invitation for the 22/11, even before announcing it in any roadmap. Efficiënt and suitable for a small company to develop such a camera inbetween developing bigger systems as the S and new SL. But hey Joris, what do I know of marketing and the idiosyncrasies of Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted November 1, 2017 Share #11 Posted November 1, 2017 The system is starting to get really interesting; though it still needs a compact standard before I would call it Oskar’s legacy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 1, 2017 Share #12 Posted November 1, 2017 In the meanwhile Leica seems to have put back an older picture without the 18mm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted November 2, 2017 Share #13 Posted November 2, 2017 looks similar to this except its probably NOT f1.7 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/986097-REG/panasonic_h_h020ak_lumix_20mm_f1_7_ii_asph.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle123 Posted November 2, 2017 Share #14 Posted November 2, 2017 Well, i wasn’t planning on investing into more TL lenses, but a new pancake 18mm to go along with my 23mm, I will be a buyer most likely. The T is my ‘carry with me most of the time’ camera and these compact lenses work for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 3, 2017 I saw a Japanese site from a Google search that showed it as a 2.8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted November 3, 2017 Share #16 Posted November 3, 2017 yes its probably 2.8 or more..no way would they release an f1.7 like the panasonic LUMIX https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/986097-REG/panasonic_h_h020ak_lumix_20mm_f1_7_ii_asph.html I saw a Japanese site from a Google search that showed it as a 2.8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 3, 2017 Share #17 Posted November 3, 2017 It is definitely f2.8. You can see it clearly if you zoom in on the attached picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted November 6, 2017 Share #18 Posted November 6, 2017 It will be more compact than my R 19/2,8. [emoji6] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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