jplomley Posted July 21, 2020 Share #1 Â Posted July 21, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://lfi-online.de/ceemes/en/gallery/sl-mastershots/Hallstatt-1087840.html So, who's buying? Â 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 Hi jplomley, Take a look here 28mm APO Summicron is in the Wild. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Robert E Posted July 21, 2020 Share #2  Posted July 21, 2020 Not me, I’m using my R 28-90mm ROM on my SL2 and very pleased with the results. 😊  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted July 21, 2020 Share #3 Â Posted July 21, 2020 Good to know that this option is available for if/when I move to the L mount system. It will be a toss-up between Sigma's Art primes or Leica's APO Summicrons, and both lines have 28, 35 and 50, which makes for an interesting choice. Given that the money for a single APO Summicron prime could alternatively buy me 28, 35 and 50 Sigma Arts, I'll have to decide if that extra jump is worth it. I think most of us would prefer to get all the APO primes, but these are times for economic caution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yggdra.omega Posted July 21, 2020 Share #4  Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Nice find! I'm definitely interested. I wonder when this will start going on sale  EDIT: I'm also very curious about the size/weight, as well Edited July 21, 2020 by yggdra.omega Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkinVan Posted July 21, 2020 Share #5 Â Posted July 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, yggdra.omega said: EDIT: I'm also very curious about the size/weight, as well Should be the same size as all the other SL APO Summicrons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phojomatic Posted July 21, 2020 Share #6  Posted July 21, 2020 Hi All.  I’m waiting for the 28mm myself. Looks like some more sample shots on his Instagram and also looks like the 21mm of Hallstatt Lake as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share #7 Â Posted July 21, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Given the fact the 24mm lenses in the M mount have been discontinued, perhaps they were able to focus on both the 21 and 28 mm and we shall see both of them launched at the same time. I'm thinking the 24 mm APO L lens may never materialize. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phojomatic Posted July 21, 2020 Share #8  Posted July 21, 2020 Good point. It would be strange to launch all three wides at once. Although I thought it was odd to launch the 75mm and 90mm at the same time. My guess is late Sept/Oct we will see something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted July 21, 2020 Share #9 Â Posted July 21, 2020 Q2 is my 28mm for the L mount. Gordon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted July 21, 2020 Share #10 Â Posted July 21, 2020 47 minutes ago, FlashGordonPhotography said: Q2 is my 28mm for the L mount. Gordon Me too, more compact and faster lens with great macro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 21, 2020 Share #11  Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, FlashGordonPhotography said: Q2 is my 28mm for the L mount. Gordon Gordon, what adapter do you use to mount your Q2 on the SL/SL2?   Jeff 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted July 22, 2020 Share #12  Posted July 22, 2020 I've been telling myself the I would skip the 28 SL-S and wait for the 24 because I have the 28 M-Summilux.   But looking at how far Leica has come in the capabilities of the SL-Summicrons compared with the M Summilux at 35 mm I'm not so sure. (See the interview with Peter Karbe about a week ago in this forum I screen shot the critical comparison and posted it.) The thought that they may never get around to the 24 is disturbing. These are a unique product, produced at low enough cost and priced to sell like hotcakes, so I hope not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoreserve Posted July 22, 2020 Share #13  Posted July 22, 2020 vor 1 Stunde schrieb scott kirkpatrick: I've been telling myself the I would skip the 28 SL-S and wait for the 24 because I have the 28 M-Summilux.   But looking at how far Leica has come in the capabilities of the SL-Summicrons compared with the M Summilux at 35 mm I'm not so sure. (See the interview with Peter Karbe about a week ago in this forum I screen shot the critical comparison and posted it.) The thought that they may never get around to the 24 is disturbing. These are a unique product, produced at low enough cost and priced to sell like hotcakes, so I hope not. In addition to my SL 35 (& SL 90) this lens (as well as the 21mm in 2021) would be a great completion (I will skip the SL 24mm)! When (hopefully!) traveling through Israel in October SL 28&90 would be the ideal combo - minimalist as well as, due to the SL2’s cropping capabilities, versatile... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2020 Share #14 Â Posted July 23, 2020 I also have the 35 and 90, but see the 24 as the ideal addition to those two (I've always found 28 too close to 35), so I really hope it's still coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillavoider Posted July 23, 2020 Share #15  Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Wasn’t 24 on the SL road map https://www.reddotforum.com/content/2018/09/leica-adds-three-more-sl-prime-lenses-to-roadmap/ Edited July 23, 2020 by hillavoider Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share #16  Posted July 23, 2020 Indeed it is. But as there have been no recent updates from Leica regarding the roadmap, and they recently discontinued the 24 mm for the M, once must wonder if they will even bother producing one for the SL system.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2020 Share #17 Â Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) EDIT: wrong. Edited July 23, 2020 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share #18 Â Posted July 23, 2020 I hope I am wrong, and that every focal length promised is produced. In fact, I would love to see a 135/2 APO L lens to go with my 75 APO L, in addition to a 100/120 mm macro lens capable of 1:1 without accessories. I think those would be two fantastic additions to the lens line-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted July 23, 2020 Share #19  Posted July 23, 2020 I think the 24 Elmar it reaching end of life (while the 24 Summilux and SEM continue) means nothing. It’s a lens I like to use on an m but not sharp enough for the sl2.  Also I believe it’s an early molded aspheric with some elements that couldn’t reach modern tolerances.  But it sometimes gives striking results and works well in situations too dense for a 35 or 28.  So I’m rooting for a 24 sl-sc in2021. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 23, 2020 Share #20  Posted July 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, scott kirkpatrick said: I think the 24 Elmar it reaching end of life (while the 24 Summilux and SEM continue) means nothing. The 24 M Summilux ASPH has been discontinued. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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