The 35mm lens is one of the most common focal lengths for Leica M shooters because the angle of view makes it very versatile and perfect to shoot a number of different subjects, such as, but not limited to environmental portraiture, street, landscape, and candid work. Because this focal length is so popular, Leica currently makes three different 35mm lenses for the M system to suit a variety of needs, tastes, and budgets. One of these lenses is the Leica 35mm Summicron-M f/2.0 ASPH, a lens whose lineage has reached legendary status, and considered by many as the quintessential lens for the M.
i enjoyed your review about the Summicron 35. as always very informative. it is not a new lens for the m system but definetly one that i look out for, so i was very interested what you think about it. if it is good enough for you, it shure will be for me. but then again there is zeiss announcing their new 35 biogon zm 1.4 which will sell for even less than this leica lens. i already had it on my M9 at photokina and i was very impressed. i hope to get some playtime with this lens any time soon. it is not as compact as the summicron and even slightly larger than the 35 Summilux but only by a small margin.
Leica 35mm Summicron Serial Number
My local camera store has a very clean, used Leitz Summicron-M 90mm f/2 lens for sale, black body, pull-out lens shade, at $900. It looks really nice and can almost pass as new, cosmetically. However, the serial number 3263537 dates the lens to 1983 production, making it approx. 33 years old. Obviously it does not have the current 6-bit digital coding.
Actually, there should be a clear difference between these two versions on eBay, depending on whether they have a serial number of under or over 2 809 401 - because the newer MARK II lenses are better. But since many do not pay attention to the serial numbers, there is almost no price difference. Thus the purchase of the older variant due to a cheaper price is not recommended!
Leica 35mm Summicron-R f2 IYears 1972 - 1976, Article No. 11 227Leica 35mm Summicron-R f2 IIYears 1977 - 2009, Article No. 11 115This version was delivered from serial number 2791417 onwards
Update (9/4/13): We have some further details about the exact nature issue from Leica after speaking about it more with them... The problem is due to the anti-reflective coating not being within tolerances. We asked if there were a means to determine, perhaps by serial number range - if a lens is affected by this. Unfortunately, there isn't. The reason being that the elements are coated in batches, and aren't necessarily assembled together or at the same time with the lenses as a whole. So if you own one, you're advised to perform your own tests, and as mentioned - contact Leica Customer Care if you have any concerns. 2ff7e9595c
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