Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, no, no, no Mark. No because they already make a new range of extremely compact modest aperture lenses, the Summarits. Those are tiny, relatively cheaper and have nearly all of the performance of the other modern designs but still covering your full 35mm crop circle. No because the M8 sensor capturea a stunning amount of information from their best glass already. No because the resolution of the M8 sensor is already appropriate if you want to go mathematical and calculate crop circles of confusion. No because any 'DX' lens would be useless on the film Ms that Leica still makes. No because any 'DX' lens would be useless on any future 35mm sensor M camera. The extra capability mentioned with the Elmar 24 for example is the performance in the outer field which is not recorded by the M8 'crop circle' Performance in the extrem corners is pretty academic. Did I mention no? ;-) 2009/1/31 Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > These super lenes by Leica to be used at a fraction of a fraction of its > capabilities on an M8 with a 1.33 crop factor its enough but not quite > enough to get someone to shoot film. > > Leica could make some killer DX lenes for the M8. > Incredibly sharp compact glass designed for the 1.33 crop circle factor. > Film shooters are getting to be the tip of the iceberg of a niche. > > A niche niche. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Weather is here, wish you were beautiful