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by SantaFeJoe on Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:54 pm

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I can’t imagine paying this much for an f2 lens! Must be really good, but hardly worth it for most people.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/3465162553/leica-announces-apo-summicron-sl-50mm-f2-l-mount-lens

From the official sample images here, you may never know they were taken with a $4495 lens:

https://petapixel.com/2019/08/15/leica-unveils-the-summicron-sl-50mm-f-2-asph-for-4495/

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:39 pm

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It's the little red dot, those cost $3999...

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by DOglesby on Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:21 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote:It's the little red dot, those cost $3999...

lol...so true

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by WDCarrier on Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:24 pm

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I often wonder if the technology hasn't surpassed the ability of the human eye to detect the differences between the images produced by a $500 lens and a $4,000 one (or the human palate determining between a $60 bottle of Cabernet and a $300 bottle!. Happily, I CAN tell the difference between a can of Coors and a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.)

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