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05-10-2012
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J J Kapsberger is offline
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Will you pay $7,195 for the new 50 'cron Asph?
I'd hoped Leica would bring out such a beast , and they have, according to the latest email from the Leica Boutique (Montréal).
It's not hard for a lens company to come up with an f/2.0 lens with top-notch performance. A 50 summicron Asph, which will continue that model's very proud tradition, should be absolutely elite.
Me want.
But at a cost of $7,195? For an f/2.0 lens? I dunno.
You?
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Not a chance - there's nothing about that lens (or any lens really) which justifies a price tag that high.
Quite happy with my v4 50mm Summicron and, even if the price were $2k less, I still wouldn't consider trading up.
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HAHAHA. No.
I already have a 50/1.4 ASPH, bought for new for 1/3rd of the APO Summicron's price. It's plenty good enough technically for me, is a stop faster, and much cheaper. Absolutely no point in it for me.
If I were a rich enough man where $10k wasn't a big deal to me, sure why not? But I'll never have a fraction of the money required to do that.
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I'd rather buy a Noct. F0.95 ASPH.
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I am not a member of Leica's target market.
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No way!!! My Zeiss 50mm F2 does as well, at a fraction of the price.
I am thrilled over the monochrom box tho.... my M9 suddenly got worth more.
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It's like the world upside down when the summilux is cheaper now than that new summicron. Can't wait to read some reviews explaining the special quality of this new Leica miracle.
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05-10-2012
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Utter lunacy.
For the amount of money that the black and white digital M and this new summicron costs, I could buy the following:
A 35mm camera of my choice with a couple of lenses
A rolleiflex or hasselblad
A few years worth of film, paper, and chemicals
A complete darkroom setup with a 4x5 enlarger
And...
A good used car to take me from shoot to shoot.
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05-10-2012
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$7,195?!?! WHAT THE HECK?!?! Better be so amazing that all Noctilux and Summilux owners flood the used lens market just to get their hands on this.
But yeah... no.
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05-10-2012
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If it only stuck out from the camera body a half inch and it was literally the sharpest lens at f2 ever made, it would still be 2 to 3 thousand bucks too expensive, at least.
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Does Leica have a target market? This is crazy!
Even if it's the greatest lens ever made, I could get myself a used M9 and a used 35 cron ASPH for same money. Or any number of other kits...forget this stuff!
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05-10-2012
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It's a technical show off lens like the 50/0.95, Leica can now say they have the fastest and sharpest 50mm lenses in production. I haven't heard any word that the regular 50/2 is gone, and even the APO's spec sheet says the old 'cron is still available today.
But to answer the question: hell no.
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Seems like they're just making a lot of "special edition" type stuff for collectors and fans of owning "the best." The new digital M9-M and Summicron lens without a doubt fall into this category.
Hopefully they make lots of money this way and put it into something photographically noteworthy 
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The price makes it jewelry.
It's the perfect lens for well-to-do doctors, dentists, successful(not incarcerated)hedge fund managers, and former Russian presidents.
I'm sure it has a very high level of aberration correction.
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NO!
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Decided to wait for the collapsible version.
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Umm, I'll stick with my 35mm/F2 ASPH.
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I don't see what the issue is. If your $4000 'Lux Asph is not good enough, the new offering should definitely be in your sights !
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If I were to spend type of money a 50mm it would have to be a nocti.
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I'm still trying to figure out how the whole history of photography — with all the images i love — was ever created before the Summicron ASPH.
We already know who will have this lens. There's a group of self-publicizing, semi-amateurs who will blog and post about how amazing it is. That 2% difference will be the world to them. And, they'll convince themselves that 2% 'better' in the glass equals 100% better on the print (flickr jpg).
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If I did I would be scared to use it and would also have to hire a body guard when I went out shooting.
I once saw a local Dr out shooting that owns a cancer center, in other words he is loaded. In the back of his SUV he had three full frame Canons and several high end lenses. He probably had $20,000 worth of gear with him.
I enjoy real b&w.
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05-10-2012
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Same here. This new lens makes the 50 LUX ASPH look like a bargain. I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit of a price hike for the LUX.
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Originally Posted by Tim Gray
HAHAHA. No.
I already have a 50/1.4 ASPH, bought for new for 1/3rd of the APO Summicron's price. It's plenty good enough technically for me, is a stop faster, and much cheaper. Absolutely no point in it for me.
If I were a rich enough man where $10k wasn't a big deal to me, sure why not? But I'll never have a fraction of the money required to do that.
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Today was very, very dissapointing...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seakayaker1
NO!
. . . . . . and I mean it.
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