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Hi everyone, I was wondering what are your favorite Leica vintage lenses (ie anything between 1940s~80s). I have an M9 and waiting on the new MM, and I feel both of these cameras are a perfect fit for vintage lenses. My all time favorite lens is the v1 summicron 35mm f2 8 elements, and I'm looking to get one more lens for the other body (either another 35mm or 50mm). Would love to hear what are some of the vintage lenses people in this forum love and recommend : ) Thank you!
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I don't have much experience on vintage lenses, I mean pre-war or 40s-60s eras. The one I had was Leica 5cm f/2 in my avatar but I sold it to fund my new purchase =P I've been looking for an inexpensive vintage portrait lens to play with, probably Canon LTM 50mm f/1.4, 100mm F/2 or 85mm /f1.8 <- this one is a bit over budget. I have modern lenses at that focal length already and I sort of able to mimic the vintage look in post editing. My question is... is there anything so special about vintage lens that can't be replicated? Thank you for your advise.
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Hi, I'm new to Leica and I'm looking into small-ish lens for everyday use. Which one of these (assuming all are in good condition) would you recommend? Prices are: Summicron €389 (little haze) Elmar €499 Modern Elmar-M €660 Leaning towards the modern Elmar-M but I have zero experience with leica lenses. Thank you! -
Leica „lens-less“ lens rumor confirmed! (Part 1 of 4) On attending the April first preview party in Wetzlar, I can confirm the long standing rumours of this extraordinary lens, now officially announced. I kindly was supplied with a preproduction specimen in order to do some initial testing. For the record, I am not an official ‚Leica Ambassador‘. As a consistent extension of the vintage line of M-Series lenses, opened by the Summaron 28 mm f/5.6 and the Thambar 90 mm f/2.2 - and fully in line with the company philosophy of reducing to the max („Das Wesentliche“), Leica is proud to present their latest vintage type lens, designated the ‚Refractomar-M‘. It features some truly remarkable properties: - Lightweight, low profile ‚ultra pancake‘ design - Revolutionary non-apo/non-asph formula - Full metal permanent aperture - Unique bokeh fingerprint across entire distance range - Lens body machined from impact-resistant synthetic material (a Leica first) - Assembled manually by German master craftsmen (individual certificate acompanies each lens) - Rigurous quality control, as to be expected from this company - Innovative zero bit coding - Full compatability with all M bodies from 1953 through 2018 - Perfect match for M10’s high ISO capacity - No more problems with rangefinder calibration - Maintenance free construction ensures longevity across generations - Limited edition of 999 specimen, collectibility guaranteed First impressions: Fig. 1: Understatement redefined Fig. 2: Pocketable form factor (continued in part 2)
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