New Summicron-M 28mm f/2 announced but no reviews?

[wolan]

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Hi,

the new Summicron 28mm APO has been announced along the new M11-P but I see no reviews about the lens? 

Have you seen something on your channels?

N.

[npsjr]

Jonathan Slack's review is in the queue -- http://www.slack.co.uk/articles/the-leica-28-summicron-m-cf.html

 

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[Panda2]

This is a minor 2023 tweak of a minor 2016 tweak, so I can’t imagine things (close focusing and cosmetics aside) have changed that much of what was already a fairly uncompromising lens outside of the APOs.

Was hoping they updated the 28 Lux to be more compact instead 😅

[wolan]

vor 6 Minuten schrieb ValerieD:

It’s not an APO. 

Interesting...

[wolan]

vor 10 Minuten schrieb ValerieD:

Or very uninteresting 😜 

28mm is a nice focal length, I have used for long time the Nikon 28mm f2 AIS. The 28mm Summicron I have (current version - 2)  is one of my preferred lenses, I will only update with one with close-focusing capabilities. The new one can focus at 0.4 m, better than 0.7 but not enough for me to buy. Anyway,  let us wait for the first pictures.

 

[sarav]

2 hours ago, Panda2 said:

Was hoping they updated the 28 Lux to be more compact instead 😅

I don't think so. Every newer lens is bigger, heavier and with similar specs (close focus apart which is nonsense to me...for an M). This new 28mm is similar in size to an old 50mm summicron R....ridiculous.
The newer 28LUX will be like a Noctilux in size

Edited October 26, 2023 by sarav

[Jeff S]

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