Don’t ignore this series of Leica Lenses!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- These lenses are absolutely beautiful, sharp, well built, and affordable in the world of typical Leica glass. Take a look at the Summarit line of used lenses (they were discontinued) and try one out. Really, you will be impressed with the f/2.5 or the f/2.4 series. 
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Really liking this channel. Good to see a photographer that uses his Leica gear as opposed to looking at it with a box of Kleenex…
Shot the 35 2.5 Summarit on the M8 for a couple of years. Fabulous lens. Tiny and tab made focusing a breeze. Thanks for the info on the 90. It’s on my short list.
I totally understand the mental problem with the 35mm :D .... same here. :D
The Light Lens magnifier diopter adjustment also drove me crazy. I bought a used Leica one for 250 and the bonus is that I used the Light Lens adaptor to fit the M11 viewfinder!
totally agree. I have the 50 2.5 and it is one of my favorite lenses. not only because of its characteristics but also due to its super short throw. its such a joy to use. thx for sharing, keep it up!
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I agree with you on the Wotancraft Pilot bag. I have the 10Liter bag, & absolutely love it. I have the Wotancraft Trooper & their 18Liter backpack as well. All great products. Best wishes for your channel.😊
I have to get my hands on the 10L
You telling me I didn't need to suspscribdd made me subscribe haha great video. There are so great lenses that don't cost an absolute fortune!
I think my favorite is the 50 (no surprise there)
@@kaskoPhoto I already have the 50mm summicron!
I was able to get the 50mm f/2.4 version for about the same price as the 2.5 one. I really love it. I would be interested in trying the 75 and 90, but for now the 50mm Rit and 35 Cron are my two lenses on my M11. Great content!
Well the 2.5s are normally cheaper and are just as sharpe in the 75 and 90. For the 75 I would prefer the 2.4 for the closer focus but the 90 to me doesn’t matter.
Love my Wotancraft 7L and 3.5L bags (in Tan).. The 7L fits my M10 with a lens mounted along with 2 extra lenses and my Leica Q perfectly.
When I bought my M6 decades ago I paired it with a Canadian 35 f2 solely because I ran out of money. I was very happy until the purist ruined my journey. I’ve been thinking I’m in a better place now to be able try Leica again and shut out the noise makers. Thanks for explaining all this without all the posturing and bs.
These are fantastic lenses and still offer you that internal joy of having Leica glass.
I've been looking at the q2 monochrome. It seems really nice.
I have the 75mm f/2.5 and totally love it. For the 90mm, I use an older 90mm tele-elmarit f/2.8 that is compact and I really like for its vintage character.
I own the Summarit 90 f2.4 and love it. Chose it over the 90 Apo. My biggest selling point price, light weight and incredible image. Still don’t know why this line is so affordable and underrated.
Can probably never justify buying Leica M cameras (and esp. lenses) since I'm not a pro photographer, but if I ever where to go down that route I know exactly what lenses I'd get and it's the Summarit series of lenses. 2.8 is *plenty* for full frame, they seem to render beautifully… and being made of the lighter aluminium as opposed to heavier brass is a feature, not a bug in my book.
Probably won't surprise anyone that I'm also a huge fan of the so-called ”Fujicrons” which I feel share many characteristics: rich and contrasty tonality and color, relatively uniform sharpness, quite smooth out-of-focus backgrounds, very small and lightweight. And unlike a Leica base system, it's something I can afford and justify.
No shade on Leica though, I'm happy they exist! They certainly help many capture beautiful photos.
Thanks for making and sharing the video by the way. I love them. Very relaxed and low key, but also brimming with passion for photography.
X-Pro 1,2 or 3 and a trio of Fujicrons and you are golden. Love that combination
Don`t ignore the Leica 50mm f/2 Rigid either...!
So that’s the Wotancraft pilot? I’ve been looking at this one for a while and can’t decide if the 3.5 liter or or 2L for my M240 and 2 maybe 3 lenses. I have a peak design 6L but it just screams camera bag imo
I like your videos and I subscribed a couple of videos ago.
Thank you for watching and subscribing
I agree about the light lens lab magnifier. It drives me crazy that it moves around. I didn't know that there was a tiny washer available. I traded in my Leica 1.4x because it didn't fit my M11. I wish I hadn't! All the best!
Yes, that little step-up ring is $110 +/- but I do like the Leica version better
How do you find the 90 Summarit compared to the Voightlander 90 2.8 APO? Apart from being there times the price? The Summaries WERE affordable, but they run up to where used ones cost significantly more than they did new. That said, I really like my 50mm 2.4.
I think the VM APO is a little sharper and resolves a little better. But that hard stop on two of my copies was out of focus at infinity - so that really was an issue for me since one of my big income sources was dependent on that.
@@kaskoPhoto Yipes! I'll check mine forthwith. I have shot it once or twice at infinity and have seen nothing wrong, but I was stopped down a fair bit in both - or at least one - of the cases. [Shuffles off to be paranoid....] Thanks.
I had a little chat with the moon and the VM APO 90 tonight. Moon looks perfectly infocus at the hard stop. I tried both with the rangefinder and Visoflex, not that that woud tell me anything unless I was able to go beyond infinity. Either way the moon image at the hard stop looks fine at 200%
Thanks. Finally Leica wisdom. I agree 100%. I used it with my original m8 when it was first released….
Do you still have that M8. I miss the CCD sensors.
@@kaskoPhoto No. I regrettably sold my kit which was the m8 and the 2.4 50 and I believe a 28mm. What a stupid move…. Thanks for your videos , they are a breath of fresh air.
I did a ton of research on 90mm for my Leica M-P, and ended up with the 90mm f/2.5. Same diameter as the 50 f/1.4 so I can have one set of filters. 6-bit coding, sharp, round bokeh with 11 blades, and lighter than the elmarit. Just didn’t like that the hood was separate.
I was lucky to get the hood with it. I don’t see myself using it often though
Is it just me or did that audio cut out at 11:30? You were talking about how you do this cause you like and you’re chasing likes and subscribes, but then it cut out.
Oh damnit, now I have to watch my own video. 😂😂
Yep. But I’m sure I saved you from a nightmare final minute of rambling.
Hahaha I have the same mental thing. Thatswhy I do not like the Nikon ZF ad their glasses :D tiny glass on front, what the hell :D
Is it hard to compose a photo with either of the Leica rangefinder magnifiers installed?
Well yes and no. I use the 1.4 on with the 50 with no issue. The 1.25 is a little tight with a 35.
Have the 90MM 2.4 and it is as good as you say.
It’s a great lens for sure. I have a feeling the value is going to keep going up as well.
In the "Red Dot Forum Camera Talk" UA-cam channel they said that the 50mm f/2.5 is the second sharper lens after the 50mm APO !!! Yes, they did. (And I thought it was just me that found my 50mm f/2.5 was extraordinarily sharp)
That lens is amazing and light. And both you and the Red Dot duo are right on target.
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Your reaction to the tiny size of the front optic on the 35 is exactly what I thought! But it works!
Enjoy your "real" commentary on photo gear
Thank you and you are right - it works.
I love my 75mm 2.4
A few weeks ago, you said great thing about the Voigtländer 90 mm / 1:2.8 APO-Skopar VM. How does this lens compare to the Voigtländer?
So the Voigtlander does render a bit better and is probably a little better corrected. The only issue I have with the voigtlander is the hard stop at the infinity - on a few copies and my current, I loose focus at the infinity hard stop if I don’t bring it a touch back after hitting the stop. This slows me down way too much at concerts when I’m shooting from the sound board. But for everything else it’s perfect.
Is there no way to adjust the hard stop by yourself (or any customer)?
Did you sell your Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 ?
Haha.... yess.... I was about to order the Summarit 2.4 90mm... but saw his review on the Voigtlander 90mm 2.8 Apo skopar... and just bought it ( its in the mail as I type )... hence thats exactly my question too !
I think there is the leica purist that debates in this series vs this. And the leica lover who actually loves them all ;)
Lol, its funny but you're not alone with any lens that the front element is small. Its a turn off for me too! I want to see all glass
How ironic that as you were giving your "like & subscribe" explanation (11:30), the sound track dropped out ... ;-)
That just made my day. Perfect 😂
I've the Summarit 2.5/90 too and can say, it's a great lens. I've the 1.4 x magnifier too, but I screwed it in and let it sit forever. No point to change - and loosing it. If you're looking for a superb wide angle lens, I can highly recommand the Elmar - M 3.8/24. Small, lightweight, sharp and has the same filter thread as the 2.5/90 and the LUX 50. Keep on rolling.
I ended up getting the Leica 21 Super-Elmar and love it. It was one of those deals I couldn’t say no to and am glad I didn’t.
@@kaskoPhoto I was at Leica Hamburg to buy the second hand 21 Super-Elmar for my MP240, but the seller told me, it wasn't the best lens for my M, and therefore I bought the Elmar-M 3.8/24. 😇 I had the Voigtländer Ultron 1.8/21, but this was too heavy and clumsy.
Any comments on the chromatic aberration in the Leica 90 mm f/2.5 lens and whether it’s east to remove in post-processing.
I have the 75 mm f/2.4 and love it.
Don’t come to London with a Billingham you’ll get mugged…
That’s some good advice. Thank you
I so agree with you about those snobish people are stupid with their aperture ring sounds and so.😂😂😂
the 35mm small glass rant ... makes you look really High on weed or something .. haha
Ok, well weed makes me loose blocks of time… quite a while back I have a gummy worm before a shoot and all I can remember is pulling up the photos after I was done with the shoot thinking when did I shoot this girl? 😂😂 so I’m off the gummies now.
Nice guy
The Voigtlander APO SKOPAR 2.8/90mm is much superior!
Believe me, I love everything Voigtlander and I’ve used the 90 for some time. My issue with it is at infinity - the hard stop is not set to correct focus- you have to go to the hard stop and then dial back a touch for perfect focus there.
“I’m not going to tell you how much I got the lens for, and what kind of idiot cares about close focusing distance?” Ok….
Maybe I should have you script my videos.
Too strident, you’re overselling it.
What's a lens review. Not a bag review. Next.