Ken Abrahams Posted July 28 Share #301 Posted July 28 Advertisement (gone after registration) 17 minutes ago, mmradman said: Well long fast lenses have own appeal, personally I am happy pairing 50mm with Summilux 75/Nokton 75mm, biggest problem is my eyesight when using RF for focusing. With respect to 50mm v4 I think it is keeper for me, it is smooth lens. Despite all Leica optical goodness there are annoying ninja stars and onion rings in most ASPH lenses and some older lenses also. Yes thats a good lens to have Miaden. I came close to owning the Summilux 75 on eBay (local seller). Someone was ahead of me. Hold the onions please. Glad you liking the 50 Summilux Classic. It takes me a good six months to really know a lens but I absolutely enjoy the process. I have started using the lens with macro adapter on the Mono. Ken 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catacore Posted July 28 Share #302 Posted July 28 I have just received my copy few hours ago. Very nice looking lens, quite heavy (or dense), smooth focusing ring, but....on my copy the aperture ring seems to have a slight "play". It moves sideways like +/- 1mm from the set position (then it clicks to the next position if moved further). I don't think this is normal, but I just wanted to check with you, guys, here. Does your copy behaves the same? Also the aperture "feel" just doesn't seem right....I have also checked my Lux ASPH v1 and my 50mm C-Sonnar and these don't display any "play" on the aperture ring. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 28 Share #303 Posted July 28 On my Summilux III S-E, the aperture ring's detents are very faint. If you roll it backwards and forwards a few times, they become somewhat more detectable. I suspect that the lubrication of the detent ball and spring has thickened and it takes some movement of the detent ball in its recess to make it come a bit further out and engage better with the detents on the aperture ring. I understand for the first 17 years of its life, it lived in a display cabinet of the original Japanese owner, unused, so not surprising if the lubrication became a bit sticky. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted July 28 Share #304 Posted July 28 The aperture ring on my copy has a very tiny amount of play. Not super-snappy, but definitely less than +/- 1mm and perfectly acceptable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catacore Posted July 28 Share #305 Posted July 28 44 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: On my Summilux III S-E, the aperture ring's detents are very faint. If you roll it backwards and forwards a few times, they become somewhat more detectable. I suspect that the lubrication of the detent ball and spring has thickened and it takes some movement of the detent ball in its recess to make it come a bit further out and engage better with the detents on the aperture ring. I understand for the first 17 years of its life, it lived in a display cabinet of the original Japanese owner, unused, so not surprising if the lubrication became a bit sticky. Wilson Thanks Wilson, but my aperture ring seems on the "loose" side, as opposite to "sticky". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 28 Share #306 Posted July 28 1 hour ago, catacore said: Thanks Wilson, but my aperture ring seems on the "loose" side, as opposite to "sticky". It is the detent button that is sticky not the ring. When the detent button is not engaging with the detents on the aperture ring, it can rotate freely without clicks and would feel loose. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catacore Posted July 28 Share #307 Posted July 28 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Just a size comparison (the Lux ASPH and the C-Sonnar have filters attached) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited July 28 by catacore 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5840130'>More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted July 29 Share #308 Posted July 29 10 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: On my Summilux III S-E, the aperture ring's detents are I haven't ever seen the code S-E before Wilson and the new AI enhanced Mr Google which is excellent at retrieving pretty much everything, assumed it was an SL lens. Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 29 Share #309 Posted July 29 (edited) Here are my 1999 year S-E LTM lenses the 50/2 Summicron and the 50/1.4 Summilux. Both bought on my behalf by a Japanese friend, in a Japanese estate auction sale, at very reasonable prices (£900 for the Summicron, £1300 for the Summilux - both unused and like new). The 50 Summicron V S-E is by far the best of the various 50 Summicron lenses I have owned or used over 65 years of Leica using and collecting. It was rumoured that these lenses, all originally sold only in the Japanese market, were especially carefully assembled and tested, to go some way to accounting for the very high prices Leica charged for them. Neither has a focus tab on them (a mistake IMHO) and as I have very arthritic and recalcitrant hands, focus tabs are essential for me, hence the rubber rings with tabs on both lenses. Ugly but practical. The only thing I did not like about them, was the very cheap and nasty plastic lens cap on the Summicron. Luckily a 50 APO Summicron metal cap is a perfect fit. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited July 29 by wlaidlaw 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5840296'>More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted July 31 Share #310 Posted July 31 I didnt get enough time today to shoot some M Monochrom and 50 Classic Summilux shots before I made an unexpected detour to the hospital - again. All good and home posting this crane shot. It's super sharp on my screen, I have never seen it that sharp on the mono before. I cant even see the dead pixel line (I think there is two of them) but spotted a couple of singular dead pixels. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5841299'>More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted July 31 Share #311 Posted July 31 On 7/29/2025 at 4:11 PM, wlaidlaw said: Here are my 1999 year S-E LTM lenses the 50/2 Summicron and the 50/1.4 Summilux. Both bought on my behalf by a Japanese friend, in a Japanese estate auction sale, at very reasonable prices (£900 for the Summicron, £1300 for the Summilux - both unused and like new). The 50 Summicron V S-E is by far the best of the various 50 Summicron lenses I have owned or used over 65 years of Leica using and collecting. It was rumoured that these lenses, all originally sold only in the Japanese market, were especially carefully assembled and tested, to go some way to accounting for the very high prices Leica charged for them. Neither has a focus tab on them (a mistake IMHO) and as I have very arthritic and recalcitrant hands, focus tabs are essential for me, hence the rubber rings with tabs on both lenses. Ugly but practical. The only thing I did not like about them, was the very cheap and nasty plastic lens cap on the Summicron. Luckily a 50 APO Summicron metal cap is a perfect fit. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Awesome Wilson, very well procured by you. They look new even now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted August 1 Share #312 Posted August 1 (edited) M10M and Summilux M 1.4 50 Classic - no cropping Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 1 by Ken Abrahams 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842126'>More sharing options...
Stephen.s1 Posted August 1 Share #313 Posted August 1 I like the composition of your workplace shot. That's usually (for me) a very blah snapshot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted August 2 Share #314 Posted August 2 15 minutes ago, Stephen.s1 said: I like the composition of your workplace shot. That's usually (for me) a very blah snapshot. Yes, thanks Stephen if you were referring to the above construction image. I agree with you I don't normally post such shots but I thought it interesting in the appraisal of this new Version 4 Summilux to post a full frame = no cropping shot,. Sometimes the "corner whirls" are obvious and sometimes they're not. Best Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted August 2 Share #315 Posted August 2 Rally with the Classic Summilux 50 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842401'>More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted August 2 Share #316 Posted August 2 I was lining up the shot and he turned around much to my surprise. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842402'>More sharing options...
digiuser Posted August 2 Share #317 Posted August 2 M11 Mono and Summilux classic Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 9 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842561'>More sharing options...
digiuser Posted August 2 Share #318 Posted August 2 M11 Mono and Summilux classic Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842563'>More sharing options...
anickpick Posted August 2 Share #319 Posted August 2 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419366-modern-classic-leica-summilux-m-50-mm-f14/?do=findComment&comment=5842579'>More sharing options...
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