Leica 50mm 1.5 Summarit Archives

13 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” Day One – Summilux vs. Summarit…

By Scott Ferguson

February 27, 2026 was feeling like a very promising day for photography. It was a warm and sunny Friday in NYC. Between the impending weekend and the slightly unseasonable wea...

6 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction

By Scott Ferguson

For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica ...

8 April, 2015

First roll with a Leica M2 (and a recently serviced 50mm 1.5 Summarit)

By Hamish Gill

On Monday, being as it was the easter bank holiday, me and the wife decided it would be nice to visit some friends and family in her home town of Reading. Her best mate from sch...

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Stargap on Travails of two Leica M3s19/10/2026
Two M3s make a good case for filing records by serial number, not just "the Leica". A body photo and…
Peter Schu on The Ludd Club – An Analog Story19/10/2026
I very much like your comparison of digital/analog photography with digital/analog music records. Digital records are able to reproduce a…
Peter Schu on House of Photography, Marrakech19/10/2026
Thanks for sharing your experience. Hopefully many people take the chance to visit it and thus to support it.
Peter Schu on 5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?19/10/2026
I have the Contax 2.8/135 mm. A great lens, with a build in hood and 55 mm filter threat. I…
Omar Tibi on 5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?19/10/2026
I didn't realize Sigma produced a macro lens for C/Y! Very cool, and that's interesting that Sigma made a MF…

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