The Leica 35 Summicron APO SL Review. Only ONE Little Flaw!

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Today I want to share my thoughts, images and video during my one week with the Leica 35 Summicron f/2 APO Lens for the L mount SL camera system. Is this the best 35mm lens EVER? Well, maybe...maybe not but one thing is certain, it's as good as it gets in L mount! There's one small flaw though, doesn't bother me but had to mention it!

I share photo samples from this 35mm as well as some of my other favorite 35mm lenses. I discuss who this lens is for, and why you may want to check it out!

Enjoy!

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[MKWHD]

Love your new Leica reviews. Keep them coming!

[andreid]

What about Leica-R 35mm ROM, did you try with Leica SL camera? I’m not asking about sharpness and other modern lens characteristics. Thanks.

[jeitoots]

Such an amazing lens. Technically outstanding corner to corner. A beautiful modern clinical rendering. You can shoot overexposed into the sun with zero CA. The 35 and 75 make a great pair on the SL2.

[iczek]

Nice review. I just wonder of you have a chance to compare it with Sigma 35/2 DN DG?

[CryoftheProphet]

Its crazy that Leica makes a 8k dollar apo 35, and this one is considered the 'bargain' at 5k for lens that is better than the m version..

[manojchandramishra]

Hi there. Have you tried or tested the 24-90? How would you place it along the 35 apo? Thank you so much.

[cameraprepper]

Have you tried the Voigtländer 35mm 2.0 APO-Lanthar ?

[ahmeddaghriri]

Hi.

I want to buy a Leica camera. If you had to choose between the M11 and the SL2-S. What do you choose ?
Thank you.

[stephenlpitts]

Your comments on “bargain” lens is so apt. Beautifully summarised. This lens is beyond compare and is the best “bargain” today. And the 35mm M APO lens— which is so close to this lens in performance — is even more of a bargain given its incredibly small size and compactness (you will see when you get to review it). They could have charged 50%! more for it. It’s the first 35mm M lens that surpasses the original 35mm (double) Aspherical lens which you reviewed sometime ago. A beautiful harbinger of things to come. Just FYI, the new 28mm Apo L lens is also extremely close to performance of this 35mm Apo L lens and again produces a “medium format” look — just imagine that on a 28mm! The 24mm and 21mm L Apo lens are still to come. Absolutely astounding imagine quality in these lens for price points.

[venom]

Beautiful images. Also those chairs on the porch are gorgeous, did you buy them or make them yourself?

[syeduzair]

If I can only buy one lens for the sl2s, which one should it be: SL 50mm f2 apo or SL 35mm f2 apo?

[tt-ewrx]

What is "ultimate character"?

[photobobo]

That little grinding noise is Leica's cash register racking up the profits. Voightlander APO Lanthar 35mm f/2 $1150.

[Thaddeuspryor]

As a Leica a wonderful tool the SL2 is !!!! But it is not a work horse camera if you ask me. Until they decide to offer some real support for external flash other than there own speed lights I'll say if you have anything in the new SL line you probably have a canon or Nikon in your bag. It's just a tool....I'll shoot any Gun it's lol. Go APO ....

[CryoftheProphet]

Every image Ive seen from this lens is above and beyond anything currently in existence, for a lens with such amazing performance, Its hard to wrap my head around more people not shooting with it, its. one of the first lenses with a max aperture of 2 but shoots like a 1.4 because of the design. Love this lens.

[Twittiffy]

Sony Xperia 1 Mark || is the winner of the camera business because he uses the best Zeiss lenses at the moment

[jeffrandall]

My SL 35mm makes NO noise when focusing.

[einarlandre]

Falling in love has always been expencive :-)

[xstensl]

i have the Leica 30mm for my Panasonic. superior colors. $500

[mr_cramberry]

With 5k the images are sure beautiful!