{"id":8966,"date":"2014-08-01T08:54:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=8966"},"modified":"2014-08-01T09:48:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:48:39","slug":"leitz-wetzlar-summilux-r-11-4-50-on-leica-m-including-a-friday-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=8966","title":{"rendered":"Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R 1:1.4 \/ 50 on Leica M: including a Friday Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just like the 35 mm Summicron-R the\u00a0Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R 1:1.4 \/ 50 makes a beautiful, relatively small, well balanced kit, with a great feel, fit and finish, when mated to the Leica M(240). The 50 mm Summilux\u00a0also provides a respectable 20&#8243; close focus possibility along with its classic, creamy Summilux bokeh.<\/p>\n<p>The first few of these examples display the wrong exif data because I forgot to reset the Manual R Lens Detection to the 50 Summilux. Rest assured all the images in this post were made with the 50 mm Summilux_R on the M(240).<\/p>\n<p>This may be the most remarkable walk around lens\/camera kit I&#8217;ve had the pleasure to use. This relatively small and light combination handled every situation while delivering\u00a0superb results; including a commercial studio product shoot.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: Leitz Canada Summicron-R 1:2 \/ 50. A lighter lens than the Summilux, though about the same size.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(click photograph for larger view)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8973 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000268-e1406668172243.jpg\" alt=\"L1000268\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We can see this is a lovely lens for working in close at that 20&#8243; mark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000272-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8974 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000272-2-e1406668200654.jpg\" alt=\"L1000272-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Again focused at the 20&#8243; mark; though this is a very small section of the Full Frame (seen below);<br \/>\nand certainly demonstrating the quality of both the 50 mm Summilux-R and the M(240) sensor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8975 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/L1000272-e1406668230813.jpg\" alt=\"L1000272\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8978 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000290-e1406900912758.jpg\" alt=\"L1000290\" width=\"305\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8979 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000311-e1406900865850.jpg\" alt=\"L1000311\" width=\"607\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8980 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/L1000313-e1406900828479.jpg\" alt=\"L1000313\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this last example I put the 50 Summilux-R on the R Bellows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leica M,\u00a0Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R 1:1.4 \/ 50<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like the 35 mm Summicron-R the\u00a0Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R 1:1.4 \/ 50 makes a beautiful, relatively small, well balanced kit, with a great feel, fit and finish, when mated to the Leica M(240). The 50 mm Summilux\u00a0also provides a respectable 20&#8243; close focus possibility along with its classic, creamy Summilux bokeh. 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