Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i really doubt it will be much better than the ziess, after all ziess have been making 18mm lens for a long time, but it seems outside pressure is making leica move, the ziess 18 was a huge success with the leica owners, super sharp, small and "affordable", never the less i am Happy they are rolling out more m lenses. the performance of the lens i will wait and see, i am hoping you all did not forget the m8 rollout where users discoverd the acidental IR filters needed to use the camera, so from now on i let the truth be told On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: > Well, that is 3 times the cost of the Zeiss 18....... I guess it is not a > $7K lens, so that is good.... > > We need to see and hear about comparisons....... On M8 AND on film! > > Did someone say that Erwin has an article out on the Leica 18? I went > looking and could not find it..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > OpticsUSA of Boston says $2895.00. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad