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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:59 pm

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OK, we don';t usually announce a lot of Leica stuff here because, quite frankly, we have nobody posting pictures in the forums that use Leica equipment and a general dis-interest on NSN in this premium brand. But I couldn't resist posting this one since they just brought back an over 80 year old lens, one that I restored and own. Here is the DPR announcement of the lens:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/391925502 ... e-m-system

I have the original version from 1936 when it still had a screw mount...

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by Neilyb on Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:56 am

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I would love for Canon to come up with some small lenses like this, maybe a bit wider like the Voigtlander E-mount lenses. Or maybe I will end up with another Sony body at some point

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by Mike in O on Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:40 am

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I can appreciate liking old things but the people that are nostalgic for the retro look are getting towards planting time (including me), I wish Leica was trying to innovate instead of making cameras with gray paint or wrapping ping pong paddles on their surfaces.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:29 pm

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Just to give you an idea of the size of this lens...

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:30 pm

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Neilyb wrote:I would love for Canon to come up with some small lenses like this, maybe a bit wider like the Voigtlander E-mount lenses. Or maybe I will end up with another Sony body at some point

The whole lens fits inside the Canon mount!

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:32 pm

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And here it is compared to the Sony full frame E-mount 28mm - the smallest Sony full frame lens made. Both full frame 28mm lenses!

And here it is mounted on the Sony a7R Mk II mounted with a Fotodiox Leica M39 mount to Sony FE adapter:

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:46 pm

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OK, I realize I'm probably just entertaining myself at this point but if you want a super tiny yet highly capable set-up, you could get this new Leica 28mm Summaron and pair it with a Sony a6000/a6300/a6500 and any Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter and up with something that looks like this. On the a6500 it would even be image stabilized...

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:03 pm

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Finally, a picture I just took in my backyard with the Sony a6300 and this 1936 Leica Summaron 28mm lens - it's pretty low in contrast and highly flare prone which I am sure the new lens won't have problems with (it does cost a crazy $2000 after all

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Sony a6300, Leica Summaron 28mm f/5.6, Fotodiox M39-Sony E adapter, ISO 200, 1/640, f/11

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by sdaconsulting on Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:38 pm

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Very cool, EJ

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by KK Hui on Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:50 am

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Unlike a6000 Sony a3600 image sensor seems to have solved the corner smear problem when using with Leica M wide-angle lenses wider than 35mm.
Is this so?

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 21, 2016 10:15 am

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KK Hui wrote:Unlike a6000 Sony a3600 image sensor seems to have solved the corner smear problem when using with Leica M wide-angle lenses wider than 35mm.
Is this so?

That was much more of an a7 Mk I series problem than it was an a6000 problem. But yes, Sony has redesigned the microlenses to minimize problems like that.

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