Leica 50mm summicron r f1.4 pl mount prime
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- #LEICA 50MM SUMMICRON R F1.4 PL MOUNT PRIME UPDATE#
- #LEICA 50MM SUMMICRON R F1.4 PL MOUNT PRIME PLUS#
Michael Plumridge and Peter Lik asked Tyler what the sharpest 50mm lens was. But who knows how the new summicron-c glass will perform compared to the summilux-c glass.Every so often the Universe realizes I’m getting a little cocky and sends someone to ask me a simple question I can’t answer. They are smaller, (usually) cheaper, and generally have better performance. Personally, I prefer summicron lenses for photography. They also have the benefit of being much smaller (more important for photography).Īnd if the new aspherical summicron 50mm is anything to go by, they can have a much higher resolution and can have an even higher price than summilux glass (around $7,000+ vs about half that for the 50 lux). The summicron lenses tend to appear more "perfect" and "accurate." They have very little barrel distortion or ca or the like. They also tend to be a bit dreamier (better bokeh). The summilux glass is obviously faster, but because of this, it has more distortion, among other minor but visible imperfections.
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When it comes to Leica photography, the Summilux and Summicron lenses are different, but one is not necessarily better than the other despite the price differences. Link: Sneak Peak: Leica Summicron-C Primes - FD Times Where do you guys think these will fall price-wise? Do these interest anyone over Cookes or Zeiss lenses if they perform nearly as well as the Summilux-Cs?
#LEICA 50MM SUMMICRON R F1.4 PL MOUNT PRIME UPDATE#
No other information is available just yet, so we'll update you when more details emerge. The lenses may not perform quite as well as the higher end Summilux-Cs, but it's Leica, so there is no question they will be excellent, and most importantly, they will have the "Leica look" that many favor over more sterile lenses, like Masters, Ultras, and CP.2s. Now you'll have a new option in the Summicron-C primes. But if you're shooting on cameras like the RED EPIC and Sony's new F55, those may be just out of your budget range, and you'll probably be looking at Ultra Primes or Cooke S4i lenses, which are T/1.9 and T/2.0, respectively. With prices like that, a $10,000 price drop doesn't seem like much, but it means that the Summicron lenses would be a much cheaper rental, maybe $750 to $1,000 depending on the set. įor example, if you're shooting on the Arri Alexa or Sony F65, you probably have the budget for Master Primes, Cookes, or Summilux-C lenses. So are these going to be $5K, $10K, or $15,000 a piece? I would put money on them being closer to $15K or more based on the fact that the Summilux-C lenses are around $25,000 per lens. It's nice to have the speed when you need it, but a camera sensor that is double the sensitivity makes up for the one stop of light loss between the Summilux and the Summicron lenses. With newer sensors and cameras being that much more sensitive - like RED's Dragon and Sony's F5 and F55 - T/2.0 lenses are plenty fast and/or shallow. Summicrons are smaller, and will be less expensive. Summilux-C lenses remain the high-end, top of the line. Just as Cooke has 5/i, S4/i and Mini S4/i, and ARRI/ZEISS has Master Primes and Ultra Primes, it appears that Leica also seeks to appeal to different production markets.
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Summicron-C lenses are not intended to be replacements for the top-of-the-line Summilux-C lenses, nor should they be expected to have equally jaw-dropping performance–although participants in the tests said performance was superb.
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#LEICA 50MM SUMMICRON R F1.4 PL MOUNT PRIME PLUS#
Thanks to Jon Fauer over at Film and Digital Times, here is what we know so far plus a few more photos of the 25mm and 75mm PL-mount prototype lenses: We've got word now that they are working on a less expensive set, but since we're dealing with Leica here, how much cheaper will they actually be? They aren't for every budget though, even as a rental, however, because they retail for well over $20,000 per lens. Those lenses, the Summilux-C primes, are in high demand, and you've got quite a long waiting list to get them if you're a rental house. Just a few years ago, however, the company decided to get into the cinema lens game with a brand new set of PL-mount primes designed to go head-to-head with the best cine glass out there - like the Zeiss Master Primes. For much of its recent history, Leica has been introducing high-end photography gear (with high prices to match).