Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This looks like a great lens for a film Leica M body. Too slow, though, at the digital equiv. focal lengths, particularly 24 and 28. Scott Douglas Sharp wrote: > I haven't really been following this thread, but I recently received a > mail frrom my local Leica dealer mentioning the new Tri_Elmar 16/18/21 > on film and 21/24/28 for digital > Which certainly confirms a crop factor of very close to 1.33 for the > DM sensor. But no mention of the body being called M8. > Douglas > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> Considering what the lens hood costs for a Tri-Elmar, I would figure >> the new >> finder will go for $1500. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G >> Hopkinson >> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:49 PM >> To: 'Leica Users Group' >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new >> finder >> >> >> Jeffery and Didier, this looks pretty impressive, doesn't it? Am I >> the only >> one already wondering how if it will provide a 35mm size image circle >> on an >> M7? Let's not even think about what that new finder will sell for, >> though. >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Jeffery Smith >> Sent: Monday, 28 August 2006 07:36 >> To: 'Leica Users Group' >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new >> finder >> >> I'm one of the few who really thinks the previous Tri-Elmar is >> sensational. >> True, it is slow, but for picture quality and versatility on the >> street (or >> on a trip), it is marvelous. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Didier >> Ludwig >> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:58 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new >> finder >> >> >> From a reliable source: >> >> http://mogool.com/transfer/TRI-ELMAR-16-18-21.JPG >> >> The Tri-Elmar's widest aperture is f4 as guessed in my previous post. >> Looks slightly fatter than the 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar. >> >> But the more sensational thing seems to be this new finder. Looks >> like the framelines are switchable. The wheel at the top front seems >> to have indexes for 28-24-21-18-16 (that's all variations of the new >> tri-elmar for fullframe and cropped). Can't really read the indexes >> of the wheel behind it. Are these focal lengths or distance marks? >> The index closest to the back seems to be an infinity sign, but I'm >> not shure. I expect the parallax is likely adjusted with the weel at >> the bottom, close to the hotshoe mount? Does the top wheel behind >> eventually offer even more framelines for other focal lengths? >> >> Didier >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)