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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens
Product Code: L242501S
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The Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 is a Classic Steel Rim Lens with modern manufacturing for rangefinder cameras, offering a focus lock, zero distortion and is the king of bokeh thanks to a wide maximum aperture.
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We Love
- Beautifully crafted prime lens with a timeless design and classic 35mm focal length ideal for many styles of photography
- No distortion optical design, which renders distinct bokeh and smooth defocus areas thanks to a wide maximum aperture
- Compact and lightweight design, perfectly suited to all-day shooting and capturing unique moments discreetly
- Set to become a modern classic, through desirable design language and robust made in Germany build quality
- High-speed Summilux lens optimised for low light photography to capture landscapes, city, portraits, street photography and travel
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens Summary
Designed with classic styling to complement film and digital M rangefinder cameras, the Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens (model 11301), features original optical and exterior design adjusted for modern manufacturing. With a popular 35mm focal length, fast aperture and stainless steel front ring, this beautifully made Leica M lens is set to become a firm favourite with many rangefinder users, especially Leica M6 photographers.
The glass is designed to capture images with no distortion, providing a slightly wide, yet natural field of view for subjects as diverse as landscapes, portraits, city and street photography, for which Leica is famed. An f/1.4 aperture will also help you to gather light even in the dimmest
Regardless of which subject you’re capturing the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens offers a wide maximum aperture for beautiful bokeh rendition and silky-smooth defocus effects. This provides ample opportunity to experiment with depth of field and isolate your subject within the frame, highlighting fine details with smooth falloff transitioning to soft out of focus areas in the composition.
Key Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens Features
- A classic prime lens with stainless steel front ring
- Original optical and product design with slight adjustments to modern production processes
- Focus lock in focus ring
- No distortion
- Ultra compact and fast wide angle lens
- True King of bokeh
- High-speed Summilux lens optimised for low-light photography
- Made in Germany
What’s in the box
- Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Lens for M Mount (11301)
- Lens front cap
- Original lens hood
- Round lens hood (E46)
- Lens rear cap
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| Offer Category: N/A |
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| Autofocus: N/A |
| Aperture ring: Yes |
| Constant Aperture: Yes |
| Lens CIPA Image stabilization rating: N/A |
| Colour: N/A |
| Diameter (mm): 53 |
| Length (mm): 41 |
| Weight (g): 320 |
| Distance scale: Yes |
| DoF scale: Yes |
| Elements: 10 |
| Environmental Sealing: N/A |
| Focus distance limiter: N/A |
| Focal length: 35 mm |
| Focus method: N/A |
| Filter Thread: N/A |
| Full time manual: Yes |
| Groups: 5 |
| Hood supplied: Yes |
| Lens Image stabilization: N/A |
| Lens mount: N/A |
| Lens Materials: N/A |
| Maximum focal length: 35 |
| Maximum magnification: N/A |
| Maximum aperture (number): 2 |
| Maximum aperture (text): N/A |
| Max Format size: N/A |
| Minimum focal length: 35 |
| Lens Minimum focus distance (m): 0.3 |
| Minimum aperture (number): 16 |
| Minimum aperture (text): N/A |
| Motor type: N/A |
| Number of diaphragm blades: 11 |
| Power zoom: N/A |
| Special elements / coatings: 4 aspherical elements |
| Tripod collar: N/A |
| Lens type: N/A |
| Wide/Tele: N/A |
| Lens Level: N/A |
| Best For: N/A |
| Best For Holiday and Landscape: Yes |
| Best For Interior and Architecture: N/A |
| Best For Fashion and Portrait: N/A |
| Best For Macro and Still Life: Yes |
| Best For Astro: N/A |
| Best For Street: Yes |
| Best For Wildlife and Sport: N/A |
| Zoom lock: N/A |
| Zoom method: N/A |
| Notes: N/A |
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Our Verdict
Launching at the same time as Leica’s first M6 film camera for decades, is this beautifully crafted Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens. The 35mm prime combines effortless styling, which includes a stainless steel front ring, with a fast aperture and high optical quality. Size matters and the Summilux-M 35mm is extremely compact, perfectly balanced on any rangefinder camera, with a lightweight design for discreet all-day shooting without fatigue.
Low light performance is excellent and Leica refers to this as the King of Bokeh thanks to the fast and bright maximum f/1.4 aperture design. This allows you to play with depth of field and separate your subject from distractions in the frame, while drawing-out beautiful bokeh in a variety of lighting conditions.
Images are rendered without distortion and the 35mm focal length is ideal for a broad range of subjects, ensuring this recently developed Leica lens is set to become a modern classic. Whether you shoot film or digital adding the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Classic Steel Rim Lens is sure to provide many years of enjoyment, exquisite results and Leica’s unique charm.
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
Peace of mind with our 6 month warranty
This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
