ErikFive Posted September 15, 2008 Share #161 Posted September 15, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Filter sizes are listed at R G Lewis: 21/1.4: E82 24/1.4: E72 24/3.8: E46 50/0.95: E82 Assuming these sizes are correct, the three big lenses are indeed as huge as they look... Wouldnt they need to come with a telescope as well for the VF if these sizes would be right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Hi ErikFive, Take a look here 21 & 24 Summilux?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wizard Posted September 15, 2008 Share #162 Posted September 15, 2008 I would not hold by breath. Much too big unless Leica choose to launch a 'cropped' lens for the first time. A 24/2 would be more plausible, almost mandatory given the tradition of Summicrons 35 at Leica's. LCT, it is September, 15th, and here I am . Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 15, 2008 Share #163 Posted September 15, 2008 LCT, it is September, 15th, and here I am Great! you won mate. The new Lux 21 is big (did not see the 24) but not as huge as i expected. Too big for me though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 15, 2008 Share #164 Posted September 15, 2008 I though Series filters went out in 1965? B&W still make them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjr Posted September 15, 2008 Share #165 Posted September 15, 2008 I believe that ,though, these are technological achievements of the highest possible magnitude, it would have been better if they produced an 18mm f2.0 or 1.8. They may have done though ! Nevertheless I am now preparing myself for the 24mmf1.4 with my 24mmf2.8 going for sale or part exhange ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 16, 2008 Share #166 Posted September 16, 2008 How those filters work? Are attached to the hood? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 16, 2008 Share #167 Posted September 16, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Series filters are either slipped into the front of the lens and locked by a screw-in ring, placed into a special receptacle in the lens mount (usually at the rear) or fitted into the lenshood and locked in by the fitting of the hood onto the lens. Sometimes the lenshood will have a knob to rotate a polfilter (on SLR cameras obviously) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 16, 2008 Share #168 Posted September 16, 2008 So the filters are attached, in one way or another, to the lenshood... Thanks!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym6is12 Posted September 16, 2008 Share #169 Posted September 16, 2008 I wish we all were not being used to trial Leica's new economic theory of price elasticity I was busy trying to dream up justification for that 21 f/1.4 for use on my M6. What could it do better than the 28 f/2 ? Aurora photography Non tracked wide-field star/sky shots Indoor architecture and spaces Indoor events Dinner table shots In car/plane shots But even factoring waiting another couple of year for a digital M9, £4,600 is too absurd an amout of money for a single lens and V/F. So, thank you Leica, for putting temptation so far out of reach, and finding such an effective cure for GAS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 16, 2008 Share #170 Posted September 16, 2008 Ffordes in the UK have the lenses on their website. 21/24mm Summiluxes available in December. Orders being taken now. £3990. Noctilux available in February next year, £6290. Now I realise Christmas will be upon us soon, so can I just say that while I'd prefer the 24mm, I'd settle for a 21mm at a pinch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 16, 2008 Share #171 Posted September 16, 2008 I need to see the MTF graphs for a decision. The 21mm is perfect for me on the M8, but too wide on 24x36 format... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 16, 2008 Share #172 Posted September 16, 2008 I cannot find any technical information about these lenses... optical layout, MTF graphs... etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted September 17, 2008 Share #173 Posted September 17, 2008 £4,600 is too absurd an amout of money for a single lens and V/F. Among amateur wildlife photographers the lust for long fast supertelephotos at US$7800 or so is nearly insatiable. I agree it's absurd but the market is there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posto 6 Posted September 17, 2008 Share #174 Posted September 17, 2008 If I may i would like to say something in a open fashion here. I know many maybe displeased with these fast wide angle offerings and there prices and such. Many of the newer M8 folks don't realize that back when the M8 came out right here on this forum we made a huge plea for fast wide angles and other things as well. I had meetings with leica as well as others on this very subject alone. I will not take any nor deserve any credit for this but many folks here have been pushing for this for a long time. It's here and that is exactly what we asked for. Now in my book you can't beat that with a stick. We asked they delivered. We have too give them credit for listening to the folks on this forum about the needs we asked for. Yes a little slow but that is Leica also. As Leica grows there customer base and this forum as well as other forums are important to gather great data. So as new things get announced let's not get upset that it did not fit your individual needs. This is not a custom shop but the next best thing of almost any OEM to that but they bring out product that they think we need and can make money at it. Your help in creating that data will always be a benefit to Leica. This is a simple case, we asked , they listened and apparently going to deliver. That is all i will say about that but positive conversation will win the day. Always. Fully agree with you- hope the sales are really healthy and robust once they arrive. I for one would really like to try to get my hands on a 21mm Summilux RIGHT NOW, for a project in Brazil during mid to late October- Any chance of obtaining one , even if a demonstrator, pre-production, etc after Photokina? They seem really indispensable to me and are what I have been waiting for a long time. If anyone at Leica can possibly help, please feel free to let me know, either directly or through Mr.Meenken at Meister Camera Berlin. Good luck to all, Posto 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s.m.e.p. Posted September 17, 2008 Share #175 Posted September 17, 2008 ... We asked they delivered. We have too give them credit for listening to the folks on this forum about the needs we asked for. ... If you want to give LEICA credit for listening buy the two lenses. LEICA can´t survive on a lot of bla bla bla (talking). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posto 6 Posted September 17, 2008 Share #176 Posted September 17, 2008 That is what I am trying to do- although I would prefer the 21mm Summilux, if this cannot be obtained, I would also be satisfied with the 24mm. Absolutely ready to put my money on the table right now for the lens! I would be so happy to get one, that I am willing to take whatever is available, condition-wise, in either the 21mm or the 24mm. Leica, please help (if at all possible)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 17, 2008 Share #177 Posted September 17, 2008 You need to contact them directly. Although they read this forum I think that would be the best approach. After saying that I think your chances of getting a lens are probably zero. They are not due to be commercially available until January, and I would have thought all the pre-production samples would have been allocated for dealer demos and final field testing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posto 6 Posted September 17, 2008 Share #178 Posted September 17, 2008 However, if they do have anything available, it would be extremely useful and handy. Additionally, I would be glad to give them any feedback as well as copies of my photos (which will actually be Kodachromes, hence the urgency) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 17, 2008 Share #179 Posted September 17, 2008 Speak with Customer Services, or Marketing at Leica in Solms. There will be some lenses out there being tested by NDA photographers and there will be some at Photokina. However, I bet that all of them are accounted for However, if you were to get one, as a man in the street, before January, I'd be very surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 17, 2008 Share #180 Posted September 17, 2008 Sorry, it's December not January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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