New Safari Leica Lenses and a BP 50mm Lux are out

[rxj]

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Continuing a celebrated tradition, the Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH. and Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 ASPH. are now available in the olive-green Leica Safari design. The Summicron-M 28 f/2 ASPH. will follow February 12, 2026.
Additionally the Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 from the Classic line is available now with an elegant, glossy black paint finish.

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[FrozenInTime]

That was an unexpected announcement.

Summilux 50/1.4 black paint on brass ; immediately ordered !

Hate myself now for becoming such a fashion victim.

[Elliot Harper]

Damn. I thought I am done with Leica this year.

But now, I am looking at my M11-P safari, and M10-R black paint. I have to have matching color lenses to pair with them.

I hate myself too.

[catacore]

Waiting for a Classic silver version to hit the used market 🤣 One with a tight (read "normal") aperture ring (as opposed to loose - had 2 of these so far).

[darylgo]

The current silver and black 50 summilux' esthetically falls short for me, the safari adds esthetics and the just released glossy black is beautiful.  I ordered the glossy black and cancelled when finding it is the reissue.  My current 50's include a superb ver. 2, it is a lens that is the rare perfectly centered mechanically aligned lens and the glossy black is disappointingly redundant.  Long story short (too late?) the safari is ordered.