Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh I meant current new models from Leica Camera but you're right, I mis-counted anyway! That should have been five possible choices. Other options too including the excellent ZM products. Still as far as I can tell the new super summicron is constructed entirely from RU 6000EUR commonly known as *Ridiculously Unobtainium* an even rarer isotope of the standard unobtanium. Which makes sense since the acquisition costs are rivalling NASA moon rocks. Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 12 May 2012 06:03, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > 5: Don't forget the humble but excellent Summarit whose design is > essentially identical to that of the non-APO Summicron. > > Leica has the most complete portfolio of 50mm lenses: 0.95, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, > 2.0, 2.5, 2.8, 3.5... > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Frank that is true of course. That really applies to the entire system > and > > good technique is always a critical component (and my M9 is regularly on > a > > good tripod). > > A little lost in the announcement and subsequent disussion thus far is > that > > this lens will be an additional high end option (like the new Noctilux) > not > > a replacement for the current Summicron. That means a range of four 50mm > > available (in theory!) > > > > Cheers, > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > On 12 May 2012 03:36, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> > > wrote: > > > > > The potential may well match those specs but will this potential > actually > > > be realised without a tripod? I would have thought hand held will mean > > only > > > a part of the full potential will be realised, as usual. > > > Frank > > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > > > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > >Sent: Friday, 11 May 2012, 18:13 > > > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Monochrome > > > > > > > > > > > >On May 10, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Ken Iisaka wrote: > > > > > > > >> The information contained in a 18M monochromatic image is quite > equal > > to > > > >> that of a 4x5 camera with a high-resolution film / lens or digital > > > medium > > > >> format cameras. The ability to hand hold a compact camera to capture > > > such > > > >> an extraordinary level of details is quite appealing, though in > > limited > > > >> circumstances. > > > > > > > >?in a nutshell > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > >George Lottermoser > > > >george at imagist.com > > > >http://www.imagist.com > > > >http://www.imagist.com/blog > > > >http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >