Leica 50mm summicron review
However, this new metallic lens hood does make the new 35 Cron noticeably bigger (with the hood on), although it's only slightly bigger without the hood.Īs a look, I do like the new lens hood, for the superficial reasons of it being new and looking new and contemporary. As a result, the new hood would not pop out by accident, nor would it scratch the paint on the surface of the lens. To solve the problem of the hood used on the previous generation Summicron, this new version has a screw in metallic one, like the hood on the current versions 35mm Summilux ASPH and the 21mm Super Angulon. It's a bigger lens hood, compared to the previous version's rubber clip on hood. And I have heard from a Hong Kong Leica dealer that this lens hood have been known to loosen the filters off the lens - though this I cannot imagine happening. And if you're not careful with attaching the metal clips of the rubber hood on the lens, it can scratch the paint off your lens. For me, being a particular laissez faire Leica shooter, that has already happened to me.Īnother problem with this rubber lens hood is that it pops out from time to time, if not fitted on properly. For starters, the rubber lens hood can be difficult to attach. And to satisfy my obsessive compulsive behavior, the previous version 35 Cron is 6 bit encoded, and uses 39mm filters - not that it matters anymore, unless you shoot film.īut the previous version 35 Cron does have it's share of "handling characteristics" - to borrow an euphemism from automotive connoisseurs. I also like the range of it's depth of field. I loved the 35 Cron, because to me, it represented everything that Leica's suppose to be - light, compact, and sharp. To me, the previous 35 Cron was the lens to end all lens - it was the lens to replace all my previous loves - ranging from the 35 Lux all the way up to the 50 Noct. To provide some context to this review, I think we need to backtrack a little, and take a quick look at the previous version 35 Cron.
#Leica 50mm summicron review upgrade
What if you already have the previous version 35mm Summicron ASPH, version 1? Then what? Should you upgrade to the newer one? I love the 35mm focal length, and I love small Leica lenses. ***Check out my first impressions of the Leica APO 35mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH****ĭo I like Leica's new 35mm Summicron, ASPH version 2? Let me first get this out of the way.