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Subject: [Leica] New 35mm Summicron
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 06:14:25 +0100
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I am sure it is very well specified, but in terms of the overall lineup, 
2/35mm is the basic lens for many (most) Leica M outfits, together with its 
50mm cousin. The various Summilux, Noctilux, 21mm etc. are the ?non-basic? 
ones.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 5 Mar 2021, at 04:31, Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Sure, but 35mm Summicron? I can understand this kind of price for a
>> Summilux or a Noctilux, but for a basic lens like this??
>> 
> 
> It is not a basic lens.  It might be a basic 35/2 spec, but it has 10
> elements in 5 groups, a floating group (not element, group) for close
> focusing, six partial anomalous dispersion glass elements and four
> aspherical surfaces.  It is still e39 filter size unlike the giant SLR high
> performance lenses and is 40.9mm long and weighs 320g.  Leica says it is
> sufficiently well corrected that it is already diffraction limited wide
> open.
> 
> It also focuses to 30cm but has a detent at 70cm so you know when the
> rangefinder disengages.  How I wish the C-V and Zeiss ZM lenses had one of
> them.
> 
> You (or I) might not need it, but it is an optical and manufacturing
> marvel, and anything but basic.
> 
> The lens it replaces is the oldest M design still manufactured apart from
> the non-APO ASPH 50/2.  Its performance on the current 40mp sensors shows
> its age.
> 
> Marty
> 
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