alexander Posted December 23, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hallo, hat schon wer ein 24/21 1.4?? LG Alexander Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 Hi alexander, Take a look here 24/21 1.4. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
TimF Posted December 23, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2008 I don't think it's available yet Alexander. I put down a deposit for the 21mm f/1.4 last w/e, which is also yet to appear. Have seen some pictures taken with a pre-production model though, which looked superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_lir Posted December 24, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 24, 2008 can you post some of those image? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 24, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 24, 2008 Especially the 21/1.4. I'm really looking forward to it - not only the shallow DOF/WA effect on the M8, but also on a film M.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anguish Posted December 24, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 24, 2008 Why is Leica making two lenses so similar? Is it because some might prefer the 24 because framing is available in the viewfinder with the existing bright-line finder, as opposed to having to use an extra viewfinder for the 21? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 24, 2008 Yes, I think it has to do with the 24mm cut-off of the M8 viewfinder, nothing more needed for the 24mm. For the 21mm, there are a variety of options - the Frankenfinder set to 28mm, the previous circular zooming finder also set to 28mm (no thanks), the new 21mm finder which provides a cropped frameline for M8 use or a 28mm finder intended for film use. It's been said the two lenses were designed in parallel and they do look similar, especially behind the diaphragm; they may well share parts, even lens elements so that the cost of producing the two might not have been substantial. Interesting too that the 24 is the same price as the 21 even though the 21 has turned out to be bigger and heavier with a second aspherical element. An indication perhaps of the lenses being priced based on what the market will bear not on what they cost to produce. Jaap's correct though; impressive as the 21 will be on an M8, it will really come into its own on a FF camera which is why I disagree with Dr Kaufmann when he says in the latest LFI issue that (I paraphrase) "the 1.33 crop factor is the ideal choice". I suppose it is the ideal choice if the options are 1.33 or nothing, but a FF camera to take full advantage of the imaging circle produced by the lenses is close to the top of my wish-list for a new M camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted December 24, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) FF M cameras have existed for more than 50 years, why do you have to wait, Mark? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 24, 2008 Indeed, but I had trouble finding where to insert the memory card on an M7 the last time I looked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted December 24, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 24, 2008 You are not going to find memory in a M7, it's all in your head. LOL Just kidding, I'm really looking forward to seeing some pictures from one of you guys. I'm not hot on a M especially with a super wide angle but it's always interesting to see what an exotic lens can do in capable hands. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted December 24, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 24, 2008 can you post some of those image? Sadly not Jesse. They were taken by Ivor Cooper of Red Dot Cameras when he had a (the?) working prototype for a few days. There's no sign of any of them on his website yet. I saw them in the shop at the w/e. All were taken at maximum aperture and ISO 320 (very slow shutter speeds!). The light sucking power of the lens is immense however. A new classic I think. It's about the size of the Noctilux, or so I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted December 24, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 24, 2008 Indeed, but I had trouble finding where to insert the memory card on an M7 the last time I looked. You need one of those funny looking cylindrical types. Sometimes they are yellow, with green lettering. Goes in that chamber, behind the baseplate. ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b_elmer Posted December 24, 2008 Share #12 Posted December 24, 2008 Martin Meister has promised to deliver to me his first 1.4/21, but wrote me a few days ago that there would, unfortunately, be no christmas gift for me this year, and that deliveries have been rescheduled for January or even February 2009. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
63strat Posted December 24, 2008 Share #13 Posted December 24, 2008 There are a number of images from the 21/1.4 in the Nov. '08 issue of LFI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #14 Posted December 24, 2008 Both lenses are delayed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #15 Posted December 24, 2008 I can't wait to see the output from a 21 Summilux on the camera for which it was designed, not an M8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlenz Posted December 25, 2008 Share #16 Posted December 25, 2008 Both lenses are delayed. The bad economy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 25, 2008 Share #17 Posted December 25, 2008 No, just taking them longer to get the lenses into series production. Not the first time Leica have missed a date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted December 25, 2008 Share #18 Posted December 25, 2008 I so badly need (want, actually) the 21 f1.4!! Not for digital but for Film. I can't imagine how beautiful the Barita prints will look like! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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