Discounted Summarit

[tomasis7]

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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?

 

 

[jdlaing]

I haven’t seen anything other than a rumor unless someone else has an official Leica statement.

[digger1914]

This is not new, there has been much talk here about this

 

 

 

[Jeff S]

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

[jaeger]

oh my! my 24mm summilux becomes legend!!

[james.liam]

9 minutes ago, jaeger said:

oh my! my 24mm summilux becomes legend!!

Or forgotten...

[darylgo]

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5 hours ago, james.liam said:

Or forgotten...

Is there such a Leica M lens?  

[tomasis7]

24 Lux would be great investment and you keep it in bank with gold bars

[luigi bertolotti]

curios they specify the Summarits BLACK... aren't the chrome impacted ? 🙄

[earleygallery]

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! 

[poli]

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. 

[Jeff S]

Silver anodized M Summarits were discontinued October, 2019.

Jeff

[Jeff S]

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

[Ko.Fe.]

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! 

 

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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?

[jaeger]

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.

[james.liam]

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?

[jaeger]

1 hour ago, Al Brown said:

Why is the title of the thread DISCOUNTED?

a wishful thinking? 

[luigi bertolotti]

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...

 

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[Mark T]

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.