Leica - 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH Lens, Silver - Black

Unveiling the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. Lens of 2023 - a modern interpretation of this revered focal length. With a redesigned housing and updated optics, this lens breathes new life into the beloved 50mm f/1.4. Widely recognized as one of the most adaptable lenses, the enhanced 50mm f/1.4 now presents an improved minimum focusing distance of 1.5 feet, an innovative 11-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh, and a refreshed lens body that harmonizes with the sleek and lightweight design of the Summilux-M 35mm. It also features a built-in, retractable lens hood. As part of the distinguished Summilux class, it delivers impressive high-speed performance, making it suitable for low-light conditions and providing superior control over depth of field. The updated optical design is finely tuned to complement the latest high-resolution sensors, resulting in heightened sharpness, resolution, and contrast. An aspherical element minimizes spherical aberrations and distortion, ensuring precise image reproduction. Furthermore, the new 11-blade diaphragm produces a visually pleasing, rounded bokeh when shooting at intermediate apertures. The lens boasts an M-Mount design, aligning with the aesthetic updates seen in other modern Summilux-M lenses, such as the 35mm f/1.4. The minimum focusing distance has been reduced from 2.3 feet to 1.5 feet, making it a perfect match for cameras with live view capabilities or when using the Visoflex or Leica FOTOS app. While rangefinder focusing is limited to 2.3 feet, live view focusing can be employed between 2.3 feet and 1.5 feet. The integrated retractable lens hood eliminates the necessity for an additional hood, streamlining portability and convenience. Compact in design, it measures 2.3 x 2.3 inches and weighs just under 12 ounces. The conventional M bayonet lens mount includes 6-bit encoding, ensuring compatibility with a range of M-mount rangefinder cameras.

Pairing the classic normal focal length with an optically refined design, the silver anodized APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Lens from Leica is a fast standard prime characterized by its apochromatic designation. Using anomalous partial dispersion and high refractive index glasses in its design, this lens is capable of focusing red, green, and blue wavelengths at the same plane in order to virtually eliminate chromatic aberrations. One aspherical element is also featured in the design, to reduce spherical aberrations, and a floating element maintains clarity and sharpness throughout the focusing range from 2.3' to infinity. This compact 50mm lens is also distinguished by its compact form factor, making it ideal for use as an everyday lens. Like all M-mount lenses, this 50mm f/2 features a manual focus design, and a convenient focusing tab for more refined control during use. Included in the box: Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH. Lens (Silver Anodized) Leica Metal Cap Leica Lens Cap for 35mm f/2.0 (#11879) & 50mm f/2.0 (#11826, 11816) M-Lenses Rear Lens Cap Leather Case

The Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH Whether for detailed landscape shots, high-contrast pictures in difficult lighting conditions or subjects in close-up range with shallow depth of field: the Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH. produces extraordinary results. Now, eleven instead of nine aperture blades are used for a visibly improved bokeh. In addition, the closest focusing distance was reduced from 70 to 40 centimeters. When shooting up to 70 centimeters, this works as usual via the rangefinder on all Leica M cameras. After a slight perceptible resistance, the extended close-focus range between 70 and 40 centimeters can be controlled via Live View on the screen, the Visoflex viewfinder or the Leica FOTOS app. Lastly, the lens hood is now round, directly integrated in the lens and can be easily available at any time. These new lenses will replace the current Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lenses while supplies last (11663). The optical formula and filter size (E46) remains unchanged with this new version. Close focus distance up to 0.4m Made possible by a patent-pending double cam unit newly developed by Leica engineers. As a result, the rotation angle of the focus ring has almost doubled to 176 degrees in comparison to the previous model -with the same compact size of the lens.