Okay, I’m going to go out on a limb here… again 😉
Leica claims that the production run of the 50mm Summilux ASPH Matte Black Chrome lens was limited to only 500 units.
That can’t be true.
This special edition 50 ‘Lux was first released years ago and for many months later you could still find brand new ones for sale. Since then, they have gone in-and-out-of-stock several times. New ones are (as of today) still available for purchase — some at a discount.
Limited to 500? Really?
—Peter.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
These were shot a couple of hours ago. Unfortunately, spectators are prohibited from leaving their seats to photograph (probably a good thing) so I did the best that I could to capture the moment(s).
—Peter.
Technical: f/1.4 | 1/1000 sec | ISO 2500
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
This is the one lens I always come back to, whenever I foolishly part with it for the latest and greatest.
If ever write a full review about the Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, I will include the table below, which I put together using data from Lenscore.org.
If there is another 50mm lens out there that better balances performance, speed, size, build quality — and even price — I haven’t seen it.
—Peter.
(click the table for a larger view)
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
I really love seeing them like this… enjoying each other’s company.
On a completely different (and technical) note, these images were not post-processed in any way. I had nothing to add to what the M10 produced. First time I can recall that happening to me with any digital camera.
—Peter.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
—Beauty and the Beast (2017 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
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↑iPhone.
↑ Leica M3, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH, Fuji Superia 1600.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
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According to Leica Rumors, the Leica M10-D will be arriving shortly.
Looking back to a Guest Post by Aaron C. Greenman almost 5 years ago, it seems that many of the items on his wish list have been incorporated into the new model.
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I can’t wait to see if his request for a lever that manually re-cocks the shutter has been included, as the “leaked” images seem to suggest.
No CCD sensor though, so in that sense we are probably both disappointed 🙂
—Peter.
Prosophos 