chris_sullivan1 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Will the new 17mm f2.8 be compatible with my MP? I'm assuming there will be an accessory viewfinder, but will it be for the corrected digital crop, or will it be a true 17mm finder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-ray Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 What new 17mm? It's not on the Leica website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I have not heard of any 17/2.8 Elmarit for Leica M. Where did you get this information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemeng Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Old news/rumour.<p> There is supposed to be a new 16mm or 17mm lens released alongside the M8, so it'll have the same coverage as a standard 21mm lens on a full-frame camera:<p> <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00GrWn">http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00GrWn</a><p> <a href="http://www.photoscala.com/node/view/1193">http://www.photoscala.com/node/view/1193</a><p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Chris,-- I always believe all rumors, but only after they become facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F. Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Can't say I've heard of it either. A 17mm would not be equivalent to a 21mm. A 16mm would come closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 According to my sources, the new M-lens that Leica is planning for use as a superwide with the digital M body (20mm "equivalent"): 1. will be 15mm, not 17mm 2. Will work with film cameras as least as well as any 15mm lens. Likely will have some darkening towards the corners - NOT because it's a digital lens, but simply because it's a super-wide-angle. Not clear yet how Leica will handle the viewfinder. My guess - a true 15mm stand-alone finder for film use, and a zooming 15/21/24 ("21/28/32") finder (slightly modified version of the current 21/24/28 accesory finder) for use with the digital M. Another option would be adding crop marks for the M8 inside the full 15mm film viewfinder - but I suspect both film and digital users might find that irritating (perhaps not). 3. does not have an 'official' maximum aperture released yet outside the engineering dept. - therefore is neither an "Elmarit" or a "f/2.8" as yet. Could still end up being an f/3.5 Super-Elmar-M-ASPH or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I should add, for Don and Eliot, that all will be revealed at PhotoKina Sept. 25-Oct.1 2006. There will be MANY things on Leica's web site Oct. 2 that are not there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feli Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 It's not a rumor. At a recent LHSA meeting a Leica rep announched that they are designing a 18mm that would work for both film and digital M cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 17mm - 16mm - 15mm - 18mm Anyone want to take 14mm in the sweepstakes...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Peter, just think of it. You may have to pay an exorbitant price, but for that money you will get the equivalent of two Leica lenses with different focal lengths, one on a film camera and a different angle of view on digital camera. If the M8 had a full-frame sensor, you would only get the equivalent of a single focal length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 That's an interesting thought. The crop factor has extra utility because it increases our range of available "effective" focal lengths for anyone carrying both a film and digital body ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Every Leica and VC lens can now be marketed as a kind of "two for one" sale. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Yeah, "buy one, get one free"! And you can pay for it with all the money you'll save on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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