Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: Summicron-M 28mm f/2.0 ASPH.
From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:12:20 +0800

on 24/2/01 10:38 PM, Julian Thomas at julianthomas@terra.es wrote:

> Any chance of them introducing a summilux version so that the s/h market
> will be flooded with summicrons? Is it really shorter and less intrusive
> than the elmarit?
> 
> Julian

No chance at all, I fear!  Since Nikon already has a 28/1.4, Leica would not
like to offer something similar unless it has an aspheric element.  But
making a 28/1.4 ASPH would be too expensive to worth the effort, hence no
lens, no chance....  After all, they do not want to lose money on a lens
they are incapable of making. ;-)

Joseph <- becoming more cynical everyday....

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