Leica 35mm/1.4 Summilux Lens

leica 35mm lens

The Leica 35mm/1.4 Summilux lens is surprisingly small for an f/1.4 lens.  It has a lovely way of drawing at wide apertures and is phenomenally sharp stopped down.  For many subjects, it can be used as one’s only lens. I use the 1994 ASPH design (shown), which is fantastic except for some focus shift at around f/2.8 and f/4. This is inherent in the design and can be minimized with a bit of practice. The newer 2010 design incorporates a floating element and eliminates most of the focus shift. The link above is to the newer version as the previous version is discontinued. Some photos made with this lens (more to be added):

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L1009542A

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