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Hi everyone, I'm new on the forum and this is my first post, but have been a Leica M user for a number of years now. I'm a hobbyist and use the camera for documenting family life, travel and the occasional street / landscape shoots. My current lineup is M11 & M-A with 21 SEM, 28 Elmarit ASPH v2, 35 FLE, 50 APO, 90 Macro Elmar. I value simplicity and I'm looking to downsize/optimize my lens lineup, balancing creative opportunities with avoiding excessive overlap across focal lengths. I'm thinking about trading in my 28 Elmarit ASPH v2 + 35 FLE for a used 28 Summicron ASPH v2. My thinking so far: - I could miss the size/stealthiness of the 28 Elmarit, but the 28 Summicron isn't that much bigger and it has an extra stop of light that's useful on film/creatively - The 28 Summicron won't have the same magic rendering of the FLE, but should be smaller/lighter/easier to handle and achieve precise focus even wide open. I like the rendering of the FLE but don't love its handling. I find it too big at times, and also think I tend to shoot it wide open more often than I should just to justify having the 1.4. That's the same reason why I opted for the 50 APO vs 50 Lux. - 28 and 35 are relatively close - just one/two steps away really (I know this may sound heresy to many). I generally prefer 28 to 35 and the new high-res M11 sensor makes owning the two feel more than I really need. Is there anyone that has owned the three lenses (35 FLE, 28 Elmarit, 28 Cron) and can offer an opinion? Thanks! Andrea

I'm using a Nex-7 and M5 together with 35/1.4FLE and WATE. When using theNex and the WATE I'm using no filters and having no problems but with the Summilux I'm using a Leica UV-filter and getting some blue rings coming from reflections between the filter and front lens. Especially when shooting in dark scenes and there are light sources outside of the actual coverage of the lens. Is the original square lens hood sufficient? Any alternatives? Have anyone seen the same problem with any Leica Digital M's? Without the filters I need to point the camera into the light source to get a very very vague symptom of the problem. Thanks in advance Harry