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Official Leica Press Releases: 05/10/2012

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
Sorry folks for the delay been busy.

Here are the highlights:


Leica S-System Expanded By Five S-Lenses With Central Shutter: Available From October 2012

Leica Camera AG Expands The Leica S Professional Camera System: New Leica S-Adapter H Enables use of Hasselblad H Lenses on the Leica S2

Leica M Monochrom: The Future Of Black-And-White Photography

New Leica Limited Editions: Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès” / Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès - Série Limiteé Jean-Louis Dumas”

Leica APO-Summicron-M 50 MM F/2 ASPH.: The New Milestone In Lens Construction

Leica X2: The Next Generation Of The Leica Compact Digital Camera

Leica V-Lux 40: Compact Camera With An Extensive Range Of Features
 

tjv

Active member
The Monochrome looks cool, if B&W is your thing. A few years ago I would have sold my legs to get one of those.
I had to laugh when reading the X2 specs though – still uses the same low res 2.7" screen as the X1 and as far as I can see there's no option for a digital VF?
EDIT: Oops, I see the digital VF is in fact offered. Good job!
 

Woody Campbell

Workshop Member
Hmmm . . . . . . What's wrong with the current Summicron? Nothing that anyone has ever noticed. Why a new Super Summicron? Maybe because the M10 over samples the current Summicron, Think of what the spec for that would be.

Just a thought.
 

ptomsu

Workshop Member
Hmmm . . . . . . What's wrong with the current Summicron? Nothing that anyone has ever noticed. Why a new Super Summicron? Maybe because the M10 over samples the current Summicron, Think of what the spec for that would be.

Just a thought.
Plus it costs €6000.- - which however you look at it - is a joke IMHO! Far too expensive for that type of lens!
 

Brian S

New member
The new Summicron is 8 elements in 5 groups. Being a 50mm F2 lens- that's quite a lot of elements. The original Summicrons were 7 elements in 5 groups. The Nikkor 5cm F1.1 was 9 elements in 7 groups, but almost 2 stops faster.

What I do not see- is the present 50/2 Summicron going to remain in production, or is this one replacing it?

Given the Aspheric-APO nature of this new lens, and it's cost: I hope the present 6/4 Summicron remains in production. It would have been interesting to see this new lens get a different name from "Summicron". "Summinar".
 
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