nykv Posted February 21 Share #21 Posted February 21 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wasn't there a 1:1.0/35mm limited edition that appeared with a limited edition digital Leica?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BradS Posted February 21 Share #22 Posted February 21 (edited) I've been dreaming about a 'new' 50mm collapsible Summicron with modern glass and coatings for years. EDIT: a re-issue of the 50mm f/2.8 collapsible Elmar would be nice too. Edited February 21 by BradS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted February 21 Share #23 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, nykv said: Wasn't there a 1:1.0/35mm limited edition that appeared with a limited edition digital Leica?! Yep - it was a Russian lens (Zenit Zenitar) packaged with a badge-engineered "Zenit" camera based on the last of the unsold Leica M (typ 240) cameras. Not exactly what one would call "svelte." 🤪 https://www.zenit.photo/en/catalog/zenit-m-zenitar-lens-35-mm-f-1-0/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crem Posted February 21 Share #24 Posted February 21 (edited) I request something small, compact, brass… something to pair with my Summaron 28. It can be a mashup of multiple lenses like the new 50 lux classic. Focal length 35 or 50. I’m fine with collapsible, but prefer to avoid it given the choice. Really what I want is the same rendering, colors, vignetting, and lack of distortion. We have a lot of big heavy lens options with Leica. Something small would be nice. Price point and build quality similar to the Summaron 28 too. What lens am I dreaming of? Edited February 21 by Crem 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted February 21 Share #25 Posted February 21 2 hours ago, nykv said: Wasn't there a 1:1.0/35mm limited edition that appeared with a limited edition digital Leica?! Zenitar I would pin any hopes on to Voigtländer updating the discontinued Nokton vIII 1.2, before Leica. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 21 Share #26 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Crem said: I request something small, compact, brass… something to pair with my Summaron 28. It can be a mashup of multiple lenses like the new 50 lux classic. Focal length 35 or 50. I’m fine with collapsible, but prefer to avoid it given the choice. Really what I want is the same rendering, colors, vignetting, and lack of distortion. We have a lot of big heavy lens options with Leica. Something small would be nice. Price point and build quality similar to the Summaron 28 too. What lens am I dreaming of? Summaron 35mm f/2.8 (or 3.5cm in LTM) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted February 21 Share #27 Posted February 21 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 28mm Elmarit V4: as Leica themselves said "This lens is particularly popular among professional photographers." So it is a legend. Live up to it. [I tried my hands on a 28mm 11801 a few weeks ago and I was surprised the centre looked like: 35mm Summicron IV KOB. That is for me mucho interesting. It is maybe very hard to remake it, with that stunning center presentation. 50mm Rigid? Was that only great because of the meticulous craftmanship of the housing/alignment? 50mm Elmar-M. I have been noticing that the price of is going up in the Stores. But a collapsible re-edition with the formal prohibition to use it is totally useless. Edited February 21 by Alberti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
f8low Posted February 21 Share #28 Posted February 21 53 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: Summaron 35mm f/2.8 (or 3.5cm in LTM) Would be amazing because it’s such a gem but don’t you think they would go straight for the Summicron v1 8 element instead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 21 Share #29 Posted February 21 Probably not likely, but a more modern MATE (or variant) for travel might be of interest. Otherwise, I’m pleased that none of these lens (or camera) releases have prompted any GAS for me. Getting older saves money (and will return some when I get around to selling a few more items), as does printing, which maintains priorities for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykv Posted February 21 Share #30 Posted February 21 While black paint on brass still is so fashionable: Summicron-M 1:2/50 "50 Jahre SUMMICRON" / "50 Years SUMMICRON" (11615) reedit. Remember how successful the 5.6/28mm bp was? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 21 Share #31 Posted February 21 2 hours ago, f8low said: Would be amazing because it’s such a gem but don’t you think they would go straight for the Summicron v1 8 element instead? 🤷♂️ 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phojomatic Posted February 21 Author Share #32 Posted February 21 2 hours ago, f8low said: Would be amazing because it’s such a gem but don’t you think they would go straight for the Summicron v1 8 element instead? I'd be thrilled with either 35mm, but also think an Summicron 8-element v1 would get the green light. Maybe the 35mm 2.8 Summaron would fit better price wise since the Classic line seems to need sit slightly below the ASPH range. And the 2.8 version would perhaps be different enough than the reissue Steel Rim. I'd also give a vote for the 21mm 4.0 Super-Angulon remake...it would compliment the 21mm Lux and F/3.4 ASPH versions and could create a nice line of Classic slow speed primes. 21mm Super-Angulon 35mm Summaron 50mm Summicron Rigid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
f8low Posted February 21 Share #33 Posted February 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, phojomatic said: I'd be thrilled with either 35mm, but also think an Summicron 8-element v1 would get the green light. Maybe the 35mm 2.8 Summaron would fit better price wise since the Classic line seems to need sit slightly below the ASPH range. And the 2.8 version would perhaps be different enough than the reissue Steel Rim. Factoring the price point into the calculation is a good idea, a very affordable classic 35mm 2.8 could be something… How much cheaper than the steel rim could it be though? Back in the 60s the Summaron sold for about half the price of the Lux… The steel rim is 4K, so let‘s say 2K. That’s about what the Summarit retailed for, no? Edited February 21 by f8low Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crem Posted February 21 Share #34 Posted February 21 (edited) 27 minutes ago, f8low said: Factoring the price point into the calculation is a good idea, a very affordable classic brass 35mm 2.8 could be something… How much cheaper than the steel rim could it be though? Back in the 60s the Summaron sold for about half the price of the Lux… The steel rim is 4K, so let‘s say 2K. That’s about what the Summarit retailed for, no? All this is really making me think from Leica's point of view it is way better to stop making the Noct 1.2 classic when sales dip. Then come out with a Summilux 75 classic. They can probably sell it for a very good chunk of change like the Noct 1.2. I would still love to see a classic brass 35 2.8 or even a 2.0 over a 75. Edited February 21 by Crem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanillasludge Posted February 21 Share #35 Posted February 21 I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the Summar. A clean new one would be really interesting…a coated one even more so. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted February 22 Share #36 Posted February 22 7 hours ago, Vanillasludge said: I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the Summar. A clean new one would be really interesting…a coated one even more so. Good one. Rigid and BP, while we are at it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted February 22 Share #37 Posted February 22 vor 57 Minuten schrieb Ecar: BP ??? With the rigid Summar they might avoid their antipathy against collapsible lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted February 22 Share #38 Posted February 22 1 hour ago, UliWer said: ??? With the rigid Summar they might avoid their antipathy against collapsible lenses. Black Paint 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted February 22 Share #39 Posted February 22 I read by Puts about the then re-issued 50mm Elmar-M: Quote This redesign has been significantly improved. At full aperture very fine details are recorded with very crisp edges and good clarity. This compact (collapsible) lens is a front-rank design for very high requirements. The MTF resembles the newest light from Wetzlar - the 50mm-M Classic Lux! Likewise, a re-classified Summicron 50mm/Rigid - improved in rendering and in fit to the flat sensors - but retaining the slight 'edge' in the bokeh, that would fit as a charm in a setting of a similarly renewed 35mm/KOB that has retained its distant bokeh rings, and imho the new Summiluz. The background rendering then is a different choice but the central affair (presentation) is similar. And make them light please, we do not pay per pound. I once had a 50mm Black Chrome Lux, soooo heavy. Probably brass allows better workmanship. but..we.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted February 22 Share #40 Posted February 22 The Rigid Summar in nickel would be nice. All of the nickel lenses, please! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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