tomasis7 Posted May 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://leicarumors.com/2020/03/18/confirmed-7-leica-m-lenses-and-accessories-are-discontinued.aspx/ I cannot believe that. What reason is it behind the decision? new slower lenses are coming? like f2.8, f3.5 and f4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 Hi tomasis7, Take a look here Discounted Summarit. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jdlaing Posted May 12, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 12, 2020 I haven’t seen anything other than a rumor unless someone else has an official Leica statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger1914 Posted May 12, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 12, 2020 This is not new, there has been much talk here about this 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 12, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, jdlaing said: I haven’t seen anything other than a rumor unless someone else has an official Leica statement. https://lhsa.org/2020/03/phase-out-of-select-leica-m-lenses-accessories/ Plus announced publicly by Leica Miami after hearing from Leica. I’ve also confirmed with a Leica contact. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted May 13, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 13, 2020 oh my! my 24mm summilux becomes legend!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted May 13, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, jaeger said: oh my! my 24mm summilux becomes legend!! Or forgotten... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted May 13, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 13, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 5 hours ago, james.liam said: Or forgotten... Is there such a Leica M lens? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomasis7 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted May 13, 2020 24 Lux would be great investment and you keep it in bank with gold bars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 13, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 13, 2020 curios they specify the Summarits BLACK... aren't the chrome impacted ? 🙄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 13, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 13, 2020 Is there an official Leica announcement on this or is it 2nd hand info via a rep or dealer? It would probably be helpful if Leica stated their reasoning for reducing the range or their plans (if any) for more new lenses. I suspect they've slashed the poorer selling items though, so no new replacements on the way. That was always the problem with the Summarit range, everyone says they want less expensive options but when Leica offer them the customers think they're inferior and would rather buy a 'better' lens used. Nobody will be impressed when you pull out your new Summarit lens at the club meeting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli Posted May 13, 2020 Share #11 Posted May 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, luigi bertolotti said: curios they specify the Summarits BLACK... aren't the chrome impacted ? 🙄 Regarding the chrome ones, I believe they were already discontinued a while ago. I think that was announced last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 13, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 13, 2020 Silver anodized M Summarits were discontinued October, 2019. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 13, 2020 Share #13 Posted May 13, 2020 4 hours ago, earleygallery said: Is there an official Leica announcement on this or is it 2nd hand info via a rep or dealer? Post #4. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted May 13, 2020 Share #14 Posted May 13, 2020 In 2019 I met Chicago based, known Leica professional and street photographer and he liked mine. He is using his FLE @f5.6 and liked the size of Summarit 35. I was at another rangefinder forum, club meeting once with mine Summarit on M4-2 again and it was not about lenses, but photography. I know several people with Summarits on this forum and another two rangefinder forums. Never seen anything snobby towards them here. Except, my own concern with rubber ring on tele :). I never seen anyone admitting those lenses been inferior here or on the net. Pictures from those lenses always shows the opposite. No idea from where your assumptions comes from. In my world people are googling, reading, checking lens examples before buying. 5 hours ago, earleygallery said: That was always the problem with the Summarit range, everyone says they want less expensive options but when Leica offer them the customers think they're inferior and would rather buy a 'better' lens used. Nobody will be impressed when you pull out your new Summarit lens at the club meeting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted May 13, 2020 Share #15 Posted May 13, 2020 vor 5 Stunden schrieb earleygallery: Nobody will be impressed when you pull out your new Summarit lens at the club meeting! Why would anyone be impressed when I admitted owning a new lens? Why would I care? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted May 13, 2020 Share #16 Posted May 13, 2020 13 hours ago, james.liam said: Or forgotten... 7 hours ago, darylgo said: Is there such a Leica M lens? that's no reason to, when you don't own one. nobody blames you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted May 13, 2020 Share #17 Posted May 13, 2020 7 hours ago, darylgo said: Is there such a Leica M lens? Let's see....35 Summicron v II & III, 50 Summicron v II (after the Rigid). Maybe some of the early 90 and 135mm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted May 13, 2020 Share #18 Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Al Brown said: Why is the title of the thread DISCOUNTED? a wishful thinking? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 13, 2020 Share #19 Posted May 13, 2020 Anyway.. i would be really curios to know the real numbers of Summarits made/sold during their lifecycle... expecially in comparision with similar brothers (35 vs. Summicron asph, 50 vs. Summicron std.) .. pity that I think is rather impossible to have those figures now... 🙄. Personally, I feel something ironical in the fact that of my dozens of Leica lenses, the ONLY one that I bought brand new at a store has been my Summarit 75 , taken with M8 😉 and the Super Elmar 18 - also discontinued, was the only other lens I was tempted to buy new at a store... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted May 14, 2020 Share #20 Posted May 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Ko.Fe. said: In 2019 I met Chicago based, known Leica professional and street photographer and he liked mine. He is using his FLE @f5.6 and liked the size of Summarit 35. I was at another rangefinder forum, club meeting once with mine Summarit on M4-2 again and it was not about lenses, but photography. I know several people with Summarits on this forum and another two rangefinder forums. Never seen anything snobby towards them here. Except, my own concern with rubber ring on tele :). I never seen anyone admitting those lenses been inferior here or on the net. Pictures from those lenses always shows the opposite. No idea from where your assumptions comes from. In my world people are googling, reading, checking lens examples before buying. I also have and enjoy Summarit lenses but whatever we feel about the Summarit lenses personally I agree with Earleygallery. Proof is in the (lack of) sales pudding. They would not be discontinuing lenses that are making them money. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now