Fred Miranda wrote: Sonnar-7 wrote: Fred Miranda wrote: rscheffler wrote:
Looks like Leica beat LLL to the punch on this one.
But LLL could still undercut them significantly, assuming they're able to get a hold of one to clone (or wait until the Leica copy is released and clone it - would anyone know the difference?).
The question is: Would anyone actually want to use one as a daily lens? It's famous for a lot more than just its extreme rarity, but practically speaking... I just asked my M's framelines about a 66mm field of view, and they hate the idea.
Looks interesting as an adapted lens or on a Ev-1, the focal length is interesting somewhat, 58mm was for a long time a favorite of mine.
But still it feels like they are reaching a bit.
They have a long history and some expertise, they should do new crazy things because there is a market for that nowadays.
The only other "65" reference I have is the Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar. It's also a 1:2 macro lens, so it's not very compact either. I'd bet it's sharper than the Elcan, but unfortunately Cosina never released an M-mount version of it. It would just be too big for the M system.
Now that I have acquired a Nikon Z30 and then ZR, the Cosina Voigtlander 65mm APO Lanthar, for Nikkor Z-mount, has refreshed itself, in my mental wish list. I was already considering this lens, as a potential gift for me wife, who was an early adopter of the Z6. It is always difficult to guess which lenses she will like, but, now that I have Z cameras. I could buy it for myself, so that she can see it, become envious, and simply take it away from me.
As I have said, before, my wife is the senior photographer, the mentor who guided my first steps into serious photography. She is much less susceptible to the Camera Body variant of G.A.S., but lenses, especially macro, can be a different story.
