New 24mm f2.0 at Photokina

[Didier]

Some serious hints are indicating me that Cosina will introduce a new 24mm f2.0 lens at Photokina. No informations about which mount. Might be a M or LTM (Voigtländer oder Zeiss ZM branded), or a Nikon F mount (Zeiss ZF). My personal guess: it's a new Voigtländer M-mount lens.

Would be great.

Didier

 

[Nachkebia]

28mm would be better, but still nice to see some fast lenses.

 

[Didier]

28mm would be better, but still nice to see some fast lenses.

There's already a Voigtländer 28mm f1.9 Ultron in Leica Screw mount. The 24mm is most probably intended for the Epson R-D1/R-D1s (crop factor 1.5=36mm) and Leica M8 (cropfactor 1.33=32mm) digital rangefinder cameras - but of course usable as 24mm on film cameras, too.

Didier

 

[Nachkebia]

Cool, Thanks for the info!

 

[jonasv]

Why f/2?

With Stephen Gandy's posts "How many 24mm's are there, faster than f/2" I don't think it is THAT farfetched to exspect this lens to be faster than f/2...

If it's going to be Voigtlander, I think f/1.9 makes more sense anyway. I know, just a minor difference, but f/2 would really surprise me.

Maybe a ZF 24 1.4? But... I don't want to think about a price of such beast...

 

[Didier]

If it's going to be Voigtlander, I think f/1.9 makes more sense anyway. I know, just a minor difference, but f/2 would really surprise me.

You might be right with f1.9

Maybe a ZF 24 1.4? But... I don't want to think about a price of such beast...

Less likely. And the size would be even bigger than the price...

Didier

 

[Dougg]

Some Voigtlander importer asked on an RF type email list if anyone could list 24mm lenses faster than f/2.0, other than the Canon f/1.4. His site uses this kind of info to raise excitement about unique CV lenses like the 35 f/1.2 and 28 f/1.9. So this question makes Didier and others wonder just a bit what's coming along that needs a bit of trumpeting... I speculate about a 25mm f/1.8 or f/1.9 Voigtlander Ultron in M-mount because this vendor is not a Zeiss dealer. And a 24 or 25mm f/1.2 or f/1.5 Nokton would be just too phenomenal. 🙂

 

[Nachkebia]

If its distagon for ZF, I would be very pleased, my FM3a with D200 will love it 🙂

 

[BrianPhotog]

Some Voigtlander importer asked on an RF type email list if anyone could list 24mm lenses faster than f/2.0, other than the Canon f/1.4. His site uses this kind of info to raise excitement about unique CV lenses like the 35 f/1.2 and 28 f/1.9. So this question makes Didier and others wonder just a bit what's coming along that needs a bit of trumpeting... I speculate about a 25mm f/1.8 or f/1.9 Voigtlander Ultron in M-mount because this vendor is not a Zeiss dealer. And a 24 or 25mm f/1.2 or f/1.5 Nokton would be just too phenomenal. 🙂

You mean Gandy? It's already been mentioned in this thread.

 

[BrianPhotog]

My guess is a 24/1.9 Ultron. And I just got the 28/1.9, too...

*sigh*

 

[Didier]

If its distagon for ZF, I would be very pleased, my FM3a with D200 will love it 🙂

You have a FM3a with a D200 on? WOW! Which one is the lens? 😀
A ZF or ZM is rather unlikely. I believe it's a Voigtländer M oder LTM mount lens.

Didier

 

[Dougg]

You mean Gandy? It's already been mentioned in this thread.

Yep, somebody was more specific while I was typing my post. 🙂 And now see that Gandy has his own thread on this topic too...

 

[jonasv]

You have a FM3a with a D200 on? WOW! Which one is the lens? 😀
A ZF or ZM is rather unlikely. I believe it's a Voigtländer M oder LTM mount lens.

Didier

Yes, you're right. I'm not exspecting a 24 1.4 ZF (rather a 28 2.0), and since Stephen Gandy is no longer a Zeiss dealer he wouldn't hint at it, in my opinion.

 

[kully]

I have a Vivitar 24/2 for OM. I'm sure I heard somewhere that Cosina made these lenses...?

I like it.

 

[Ronald M]

My crystal ball is working well. When the 25 f 4.0 was diccontinued a few months back, I predicted a faster version around the corner.

I am happy with the small screw mount I can use on my 111f and 111c. Undoubtedly the new will be a bayonet not backwards compatable.

But then a RF coupled one would be nice if it was not too big.

My favorite wides have been 24 and 35.

 

[Chris Lynch]

i would be EXTREMELY happy if they gave us a fast 24 or 25mm. That is the main wide that i want, and the only thing that had me looking to Zeiss or Leica- the FASTER wides than Cosina's offerings.

 

[venchka]

My crystal ball is working well. When the 25 f 4.0 was diccontinued a few months back, I predicted a faster version around the corner.

I am happy with the small screw mount I can use on my 111f and 111c. Undoubtedly the new will be a bayonet not backwards compatable.

But then a RF coupled one would be nice if it was not too big.

My favorite wides have been 24 and 35.

My thoughts exactly, for several reasons.

The Conspiracy Theory: Pull the non-coupled f 4.0 so as not to compete with the Zeiss 25 f 2.8.

Roll out a faster, RF coupled 24-25 and have a niche product all by themselves. Before Leica produces a 24mm (M8=32mm) Summicron. I hope it's not too fast and therefore too big.

Maybe I can stop dreaming and drooling about a Canon 24/1.4 for the SLRs.

Maybe one should never buy photographic equipment in the first 3 quarters of even numbered years?😉

 

[Didier]

No fast 24

No fast 24

Stephen Gandy unhinted my rumour:

"I am not hinting at a fast Voigtlander 24."

Sorry for that guys I was quite shure 🙁
(And would have ordered it immediately)

Didier

 

[Nachkebia]

Didier what is it then? ZF?

 

[Didier]

No new 24mm f2 at all probably. Gandy does not sell Zeiss gear anymore.
best,
Didier