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This lens has far surpassed my expectations in every way. It has performance very close to the newest ASPH version of this lens which costs over twice as much. Beautiful, creamy bokeh, sharp from corner to corner from f 2.0 on, able to capture available light, near focus capability and a short focus throw make this lens very useful for taking pictures. It has become my new standard lens and hardly leaves the camera. Others have mentioned that the weight is slightly more than the E43 version, but I have not noticed this out in the field. The black paint version that I have is drop dead gorgeous and the perfect compliment to my camera. It is by far the best lens I have ever handled. If you have the opportunity to purchase on of the E46 lenses, I highly suggest you buy it!!!
The 50mm Summilux M is probably the best lens I own. It is razor sharp and has a beautiful bokeh. It's also very smooth focusing, relatively small and lightweight. Flare and chromatic aberration are almost non-existent.
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I have bought this lens a month ago, and I have taken around 1000 exposures with it. Just to mention, I have the chrome version of this lens and it weighs more than the black version by around 120 g. It is a pleasure to hold and feel! No lens has such perfection in built quality. The price is high. Of course Leica fans will say you get what you pay for. I agree, but Leica's insane prices not only because the cost of hand made products as the cost of manufacturing is high. But the logo, being special and always there're people will pay our limited production capacity. If Nikon make this lens, I don't think it will be more than 2000$. This lens produces the best image quality I have seen. And the creamy bokeh is the best. For me, the results of this lens is mind blowing. Best of the best.Read full review
Amazing image quality albeit a tiny bit less sharp than Summicron but oh that bokeh!!! Only gripe, focusing ring is stiffer to the Cron due to double ASPH elements.
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I bought this lens for several reasons: Leica optical and build quality, small size, and 1.4 aperture. I use a Leica SL with the relatively new L lens mount. The beauty is the ability to adapt M lenses to this modern camera design with its EVF (electronic viewfinder). The SL lenses provide medium format quality on the SL but are a bit heavy and larger. For most of the time they are fine for me but when I want to carry the camera as a smaller package this 50/1.4 ASPH is great. The 1.4 allows low light images in town or at dusk. perfect for travel. I can carry the camera to dinner or the theatre or for an evening walk without the camera getting in the way and yet still have a full frame Leica experience and images with the quality of M lenses.
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So what can I say about this lens. It produces the cleanest images I have ever seen. Everything is buttery smooth, there is nothing on the images that should not be there. The micro-contrast is amazing, the transaction between in-focus nad out-of-focus is mindblowing. Corner to corner sharpness is way off the charts. Aperture ring is perfect. The hood is iffy. The focusing has more "traction" than other Leica lenses, but this is due to double helicoids, Ill forgive Leica that. The focus shift has been cured, well almost. During my testing, the focus point moved about 3mm at closest focus, never moved out of DoF, so it is not an issue. Is it worth it ? Hell yes and no way ! If your partner does not throw you out on the street for buying this lens, then go for it ! Paying this much for a lens is stupid, it really is. But at the same time, this is the best lens I have ever used, I will never sell it. I would not recommend it to a friend. You have to be mad to buy this. And that is a property I am known to posess.Read full review
Well this lens needs no introduction. Some say it is the best 50mm in the world. Some complain about the weight, I found it quite comfortable on my M10. Everything is build to last a life time. The image quality of course is top notch.
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There is no better glass. The pictures that this lens has produced is hard to explain. It can only be described as the "Leica" look. Of course you will need the leica body to match. Using any other camera body as a substitute will not do. If you believe leica is too expensive then you will never understand the Leica magic. You can't put a price on this.
This is Leica lens so image quality is the best.
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This is the best 50 that I’ve ever used. It has a romantic dreamy quality although the lens is very sharp.
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