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New edition of the Leica Summilux-M 1.4/35mm ASPH.

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Today Leica released the new edition of the Leica Summilux-M 1.4/35mm ASPH.. Compared to the previous model, the reportage focal length has an extended minimum focusing distance, an integrated lens hood and improved bokeh. The close-up limit is now 40 cm. This can be realized with the double cam gear unit, which has almost doubled the rotation angle to 176°. Up to 70 cm you are able to use the rangefinder. After you feel a slight resistance, Leica recommends focusing on the extended close-u
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For those of us that mainly shoot street, 0.4m close focus has zero importance. Unless maybe to take a picture of our coffee cup while taking a break.  And the new aperture blades are really linked to

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For comparison: On the right,  35mm Summilux FLE V2 on Leica M11 On the left, APO 50mm Summicron on Leica MP film Both lenses have UVa filters on, which I never remove. (serial number

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My dealer contacted me a week ago. He had a new silver 35 FLE2 in stock and I could test it if I wanted.  So I went and for the first time in my life I really shook a lens to test it. The lens passed the shake test with flying colors. I didn't think I would appreciate the 40cm close focus distance so much. In the end, I couldn't resist the temptation (which of course had been clear to my dealer from the beginning)...

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Today I suddenly became curious about the depth of field specifications for this lens when using close focusing. However, turns out I can't find information on this. Does anyone know if there is a PDF for this lens that contains the depth of field table and graphs? The previous FLE technical data pdf from Leica had this information as well, but the new one seems to lack it. 

FLE v2: https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-82885-EN_Datenblatt Summilux 35 - 2022.pdf

FLE v1: https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-56063-Summilux-M35-TechnicalData.pdf

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Today I suddenly became curious about the depth of field specifications for this lens when using close focusing. However, turns out I can't find information on this. Does anyone know if there is a PDF for this lens that contains the depth of field table and graphs? The previous FLE technical data pdf from Leica had this information as well, but the new one seems to lack it. 

FLE v2: https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-82885-EN_Datenblatt Summilux 35 - 2022.pdf

FLE v1: https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-56063-Summilux-M35-TechnicalData.pdf

For a focal length, These tables are derived from the formulas. The distances are a function of the focal length, the circle of confusion diameter and the aperture.  I would be very surprised if the table was «lens specific »  

 

 

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For a focal length, These tables are derived from the formulas. The distances are a function of the focal length, the circle of confusion diameter and the aperture.  I would be very surprised if the table was «lens specific »  

I'm sure with math you can figure it out, but that's never been my strongest subject. Specifically I am curious about the close focus part here, since the previous FLE didn't have this I can't assume it's the same. 

The 35mm APO document does contain a table, and I could assume at all stops it will be similar on the new Summilux – however that obviously does not contain wide open at f1.4. It's also just interesting to me that every lens seems to have this table in their spec sheet, except for this lens.

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Liking my FLEII. Wide open here.

 

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Finally came last week, just a sample shot

 

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M11+35/1.4 FLE II at 1.4

 

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On 4/18/2023 at 7:49 PM, RMF said:

Not sure when Leica officially restarted production but just received one today and it’s manufacture date is 3/3/23.

I just received a new one from Leica USA that must have been sitting around for a while. Mine has a date of 2022/06/20 on it.

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10 hours ago, RobW0 said:

I just received a new one from Leica USA that must have been sitting around for a while. Mine has a date of 2022/06/20 on it.

Check the aperture blades Rob. The early 35 FLE II batches had defectives samples and Leica stopped production last Fall for a month or so to sort things out.

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2 hours ago, goodbokeh said:

Check the aperture blades Rob. The early 35 FLE II batches had defectives samples and Leica stopped production last Fall for a month or so to sort things out.

Yes I have been. I have been playing with it a lot to make sure the blades are stable. Based on the sealed box and I got it from Leica USA, I wonder if this was an early sample produced to be sent out to testers. So far everything looks good on the lens.

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Am 14.9.2022 um 11:05 schrieb budjames:

I own the current Summilux 35mm and APO Summicron 35mm lenses. Both are great, but for different reasons.

The APO 35mm is almost permanently mounted to my M11 and M10-R before that. It's small, light and crazy sharp. I spend 3-1/2weeks on vacation in Europe and the APO 35mm never left my camera even though I had my APO Summicron 50mm in my bag. For my future travels, I will only bring the APO 35mm. Traveling light with one lens is actually liberating. I used my iPhone 13 Pro camera for ultra wide and tele shots.

That said, I'm not selling my Summilux 35mm as I do use it on occasion. I think the new Summilux is a great add to the M lens line up, but I don't have a need to buy one. However, If I could not afford the APO 35mm, the Summilux 35mm would be my most used lens as it was before I purchased the APO version.

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How would you decribe the differences in image character and image quality, despite the fact that the Summilux offers a shallower

depth of field with f1.4?

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