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New gears from Leica in Photokina 2008

The most stunning gears among all would be the new “King of the Night” – Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 ASPH. This lens, when using in dim light condition, is amazingly brighter than human eye! — Even just one candle light is sufficient for handheld photography.

The legendary Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1

[ This is the legendary Noctilux 50mm f/1 lens – the one from the photo is the first version E58, circa 1978 ]

就在15/Sep Black Monday banking crisis的一片愁雲慘霧中

光學巨擘德國徠卡投下了極震撼的幾顆鏡頭和小改款的M8.2數位RF機

身為徠卡以及底片的愛好/支持者

在這傳統式微, 數位影像如速食麵講求便宜又大碗的年代

我真的很感動也很與有榮焉!!

發表的鏡頭, 數位RF分別是:

LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50mm F/0.95 ASPH

LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21mm F/1.4 ASPH

LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24mm F/1.4 ASPH

LEICA ELMAR-M 24mm F/3.8 ASPH

LEICA M8.2 DIGITAL RANGEFINDER CAMERA


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091505…_50mm_f0_95.asp


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091504…m_24mm_24mm.asp


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091503leica_m82.asp


徠卡這次新發表的前三顆鏡頭 – M50/0.95A, M21/1.4A, M24/1.4A

稍微了解的人看到帳面規格應該會小肅然起敬一下 – 尤其前兩顆

是的! 揉合百年德意志精密光學工業和機械工藝的結晶

我懷疑這樣可怕的規格其宣示性的意義(用以昭告天下)至少佔了四成!

極其昂貴的售價(分別是六千多磅以及四千磅一顆)也反應了徠卡一向只求作出最好而完全不計成本的商場作風

(— 這些摳摳用來購買當今市面上, 甚或"幾年後"市面上, 最旗艦級的任何廠牌數位單眼機身, 都綽綽有餘並且有找 ~ )

而這, 不但再次確立了其古典光學龍頭無可動搖的地位

背後更隱含了巨大對135底片流傳下去之支持鼓舞的力量和意義!


(我一再說了, 也完全是這樣認為的 – "鏡頭就應該只是玻璃和金屬, 以及對光學的那份執卓和追求!")

(不過當然, 這只是基於傳統攝影的認知, 每個廠商對自己產品的定位和訴求本來就不一樣.)

喘口氣先… 真的 (對我來說是很大的震撼和感動)

有機會的話我想來稍作介紹並試闡述這裡面一些觀念和想法 ~

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