new tri-elmar

did anybody notice this one:

 

http://www.leica-camera.de/photography/m_system/lenses/1193.html

Yep. It should solve the problem of how to shoot wide-angle with the reduced-size sensor. The 16, 18, and 21mm focal lengths will provide the equivalent of 21, 24, and 28mm. Thus the Leica photographer will not have to adjust to unfamiliar fields of view.

 

Great idea, and it seems they did it in a short time frame, for such a complex lens. Doubtless the experience gained with the 28/35/50 model helped a lot.

Still hoping there will eventually be a prime f/2.8 in the 15-18mm range. But yes, this is a

slick design to cover both the folks who like "21mm" and those who like "24mm", while only

producing one lens on a tight deadline. And from the long barrel it looks like it has some

digital optimization in the design.

 

Before everyone asks: YES, IT CAN BE USED ON FILM CAMERAS, or a full-frame sensor (if and

when) YES. YES.

about time. should have made this, and more covering other focal lengths, years ago.

Andy,

 

I can understand your enthusiasm, but I don't have access to the electronic peripherals other than third party's to process my images in the third world. If I were home based, I'd certainly buy an M8, as I prefer the RF way of shooting. I prefer W/A close shooting. But, if I were a nature or sports photograper, I'd choose Canon w/IS.

I now see my post is mis-interpretted by myself and OT.

 

Sorry

It's $3,500 U.S. I fold...

1:2.8?, 1:4?

f4 alas.

So far of the reviews of the M8 only one has had the lack of judgment to post images from the admittedly pre-production firmware and comment on the bad noise at ISO 1200 and 2500. But if the production firmware doesn't look much better then the wide Tri-Elmar is probably going to be saddled with the same objections to the f/4 as the current Tri-Elmar, plus the lack of depth control made worse by the cropped sensor. Nonetheless it will sell well, I predict, because it fills a need with the M8 like no other LEICA lens can, and offers M film users 2 wide focal lenths also unavailable in a LEICA lens.

> It's $3,500 U.S. I fold...

 

I believe that price is for the "kit" with the new wide angle finder. If so, then not a bad deal

IMO. Also with the US$ being in the tank, we might not be paying some of these high

prices.

 

> So far of the reviews of the M8 only one has had the lack of judgment to post images

from the admittedly pre-production firmware and comment on the bad noise at ISO 1200

and 2500. But if the production firmware doesn't look much better then the wide Tri-

Elmar is probably going to be saddled with the same objections to the f/4 as the current

Tri-Elmar, plus the lack of depth control made worse by the cropped sensor. Nonetheless

it will sell well, I predict, because it fills a need with the M8 like no other LEICA lens can,

and offers M film users 2 wide focal lenths also unavailable in a LEICA lens.

 

Hopefully noise will not be as bad as we have been hearing in the end.

 

But lets face it, the T-E and the T-E Wide are not meant to be low light lenses.They make

great travel and PJ lenses IMO.

 

For DOF work, we can only hope for a Leica or CV 24/2.0 and an 18/2.8. But in the end we

are faced with what photography has faced since the beginning - the cry of change. I am

sure that there were those that moaned about the loss of quality of moving from 8x10 to

4x5 to MF and to 35mm. Each with its own thoughts about FOV and perspective and

quality of the final image.

 

This is made harder today by the sheer numbers of photographers that grew up knowing

35mm as the "only" format of choice. Most of us know how our choice of lenses work in

35mm - increased DOF and perspective changes challenge us.

 

If the new Kodak sensor is the Holy Grail for decent sharpness and vignetting control at it

seems; we may see 35mm FF sensor cameras in the near future that will allow the "faithful"

everything they want.