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Well about 3 days ago I got this lens after hemming and hawing over it for months. Reading this forum is very costly as everyone that has this lens raves about it, I now know why. Today was the first day I had to real spend with it. I am simply amazed. I doubt I'll ever use my 50mm Cron again and I think I might sell it, NO need to keep it.

 

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Thanks to all that post about it, I am now one of you.

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Congratulations! It is a good idea IMHO to sell the Summicron. You will not need it and probably never use it again.

 

Could not agree more - the 50 mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH is a fantastic lens. 50 mm on an M8 is a very good focal length for casual portraits and the ability to use f/1.4 does help separate the subject from the background.

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I'm thrilled with mine: agree that it's a superb choice for portraits. I've ordered a viewfinder magnifier (on eBay – mentioned in another thread) which I hope will make critical focusing a little bit easier when it's wide-open.

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I find that when I need to be sure the photo is razor sharp from corner to corner, I reach for my 50 Lux ASPH LHSA chrome lens. It is surely heavy, but the results are always spectacular and the retro look on my chrome M8 is cool.

 

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The 50mm Summilux LHSA is one of the most beautiful Leica lenses! :D

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The 50mm Summilux LHSA is one of the most beautiful Leica lenses! :D

 

Here's a pic for all. It has the modern aspheric optics in the classic shape. Yum.

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I put a rather nice monochrome from the 50lux in the photo forum here:

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/35131-50-lux-asph-m8.html

 

It really is a very nice lens, apart from being a real cow to focus on the move.

I don't find it any harder to focus then any other Leica lens and easier then the 75, 90 and 135.

I do find that having the 1.25X mag on the camera does help which I rarely use with any other lens.

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I don't find it any harder to focus then any other Leica lens and easier then the 75, 90 and 135.

I do find that having the 1.25X mag on the camera does help which I rarely use with any other lens.

 

My magnifier – the cheap one from eBay, with "Japanese glass" – arrived this morning. It makes a big difference to focusing the 50mm and doesn't appear to do anything retrograde to the quality of the viewfinder. The only slight downside is that with your eye in the normal position, the viewfinder LEDs are out of view, though you can see them by "peering in" to the finder. I don't really miss them 'cos I don't use them much, but if you're very keen on them this might be an issue. Still, for £26 plus P&P, I'm very happy! :)

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I don't find it any harder to focus then any other Leica lens and easier then the 75, 90 and 135.

I do find that having the 1.25X mag on the camera does help which I rarely use with any other lens.

 

Ah - I should have qualified, I find it hard because I'm using it at f1.4, at relatively close range, and the subject is moving. It's not actually the lens ergonimics, but the punishingly shallow dof that is difficult. Mine backfocusses rather badly as well, so that doesn't help.

 

It's definitely easier to focus than my 90/2, but in both cases the magnifier really is vital for me.

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The hood for the 50mm Summilux LHSA seems better than my 50Lux ASHP.

The hood on the 50mm Lux ASPH standard lens is built in to the lens. Like the 75 Cron ASPH, extend and turn to the left to lock in the out position.

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