aleksanderpolo
Established
It's APO, that's why the price is so high, because it will exhibit no CA, especially when you use it on the new Monochrome M, o wait!
hteasley
Pupil
Apparently you've never tuned into a macrumors live feed of MacWorld. No, this is a /kaffee klatsch/ of friends, by comparison....
jippiejee
Well-known
And what if it's all fake? Anyone could have created these images on the basis of previous rumors... that would be joke of the year.
JamSee
James Craig
Although the pricing of the 'Cron makes me dry-wretch, I am deeply intrigued as to whether or not Leica have managed to produce one of the technically finest 50mm lenses available...
It might be the joke of the year anyway, even though it's completely legit. 
Araakii
Well-known
Jeff you got some really interesting stuff. I was hoping I can meet you in Vancouver.
Curious why the M9-M is listed as using sRGB color space.
maggieo
More Deadly
Curious why the M9-M is listed as using sRGB color space.
For the sepia tone and selenium art filters, obviously!
Lss
Well-known
True.
The price of the Summicron is regardless a huge surprise, if the (leaked) information is real. Sure, it is APO and all, but 7k for a 50/2. Wow. I did not see that coming. The M Monochrom price, on the other hand, is exactly in the range that could be expected and the product seems to be exactly what was rumoured.
cee
Member
Leica will sell more cameras at $8K than they would at $2K.
It is a luxury good, and a "bargain" compared to other luxury goods such as those made by any number of european houses such as Lanvin, etc.
It is rather depressing the number of people who are willing and able to spend $30,000 USD on a handbag or $70,000 USD on a watch, but the companies who produce these goods are thriving.
It is a luxury good, and a "bargain" compared to other luxury goods such as those made by any number of european houses such as Lanvin, etc.
It is rather depressing the number of people who are willing and able to spend $30,000 USD on a handbag or $70,000 USD on a watch, but the companies who produce these goods are thriving.
celluloidprop
Well-known
Silver Efex won't even open grayscale files AFAIK
celluloidprop
Well-known
In a double-blind test, what percentage of humanity could perceive a difference in the $7K Summicron and a $700 50 Planar?
PatrickT
New Rangefinder User
Yikes.
10char.
10char.
PatrickONeill
Well-known
Mudman
Well-known
yikes. Glad I got my 50's taken care of.
hteasley
Pupil
True, but I don't think Leica themselves can scale to that demand. They can't satisfy things when they're selling $8k cameras....
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
nothing on leica's website yet..!
BobYIL
Well-known
A new trend has started: "M".. Wait for some new versions like the X-Pro1-M, X100-M, D800-M, 5DIII-M, OM-D-M...
(I heard Ray-Ban too is working on an M- series)
(I heard Ray-Ban too is working on an M- series)
Nigel Meaby
Well-known
Vickko
Veteran
um, could there be a firmware update that turns the M9 into monochrome, with the increase in ISO/resolution?
Wouldn't you love to be able to hack an M9 to try it?
I would.
Or better yet, hack an M8 to M8 monochrome.
Vick
Wouldn't you love to be able to hack an M9 to try it?
I would.
Or better yet, hack an M8 to M8 monochrome.
Vick