Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I always thought they should have come up with another name rather than "floating elements". It just sounds like they can too easily be decentered if you slosh the lens around. When I dropped my 24/2.8 AIS Nikkor into the Green River in Utah years ago, I found that the term really was a misnomer. Dave R -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Chris Crawford Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:53 AM To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Summilux-M 35/1.4 ASPH. #11663 Floating elements are not new. My old Nikon 24mm f2.8D AF-Nikkor has them. So does my Olympus OM 85mm f2 and 50mm f2 Macro. The Olympus lenses are 25-30 yrs old and the Nikkor is 16. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-424-0897 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! On 4/22/10 1:18 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > 2 things to note..... first, New Leica lenses cost $5K+ > Second, it is no longer sufficient to have ASPH elements.... they must be > FLOATING ...... > > Floating is the new Leica Buzzword.... > > ( yes, I understand the issue of back focus.....) > > Frank Filippone > red735i at earthlink.net > > Another new toy to consider: > > http://leica-camera.com.ua/assets/Info_09_2010_LEICA_SUMMILUX-M_1.4_35mm _ASP > H._Engl.pdf > > > Product code: 11663 > > Approx. US$5,000. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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