50mm f/.95 $10,000

[Frog]

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep...stLens,00.html

Now I want someone to get it and stick a sample in the 50mm lens war.

[Greg McCary]

You can get one of these a lot cheaper.

[Photo-John]

In case you guys haven't read it yet, I wrote an article about the new Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens. I did a bit of research and some math to determine the significance of the f/0.95 aperture. I suggest you read the article before you pull out your credit card ;)

Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Aspherical Lens Article >>

Thanks for posting the price, Frog. It was consipicuously absent in the press release. I wonder why?

[Dave Smith]

Only $10,000.00

Darn

It won't fit on my camera. :cryin: :cryin: :cryin: :cryin:

Oh well .....

I wonder who will buy the first one ?

[Greg McCary]

I think the Noctilux 1.0 is only $6000.00. But I also read there are focusing issues wide open.

[freygr]

Dave Smith, you still can find the Nikon 50mm F1 lens on ebay. It's is still costly when it was new it was about $1,000.

[jgredline]

I thought It was a misprint when I saw the 10k price the other day...

Greg, That is a very pretty camera...

[jgredline]

Is that a Super Tak on that canon? I know it says canon, but it looks like a super takumar..

[Frog]

Yeah, Greg....that won't fit my camera either. I'll just have to get by on my f/1.8.

[starriderrick]

Thanks Frog...Interesting! Greg that image is fantastic. Love the glass.

Rick

[another view]

Thanks for posting the price, Frog. It was consipicuously absent in the press release. I wonder why?

I saw your article and it makes sense to me - they could use a little "press" about now. Fantastic company with an amazing legacy, but they seem to be having a hard time with this whole digital thing. Second only to Kodak, of course. I had suspected the price of it might become the #1 topic of conversation with this lens...