One lens to rule them all? -LEICA 50mm f/2 APO-SUMMICRON-M Review

Arguably the best lens I've ever used, the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH. Do you think this lens is worth its asking price?

[guyloughridge]

I've used my 50mm APO now for about a year. Your comments fully reinforce my experiences from the last year. Photographing people... this is the lens that I know will create a wonderful shot every time. I am also a landscape photographer, often using medium format. I have felt that this lens produces such outstanding results that I will often reach for my Leica instead of my medium format camera for landscapes. The results that I get from this lens are always remarkable. Yes, if I could have only one camera and one lens it would be my Leica M11 and the 50mm APO. PS: Just found your channel and I am enjoying all of your videos. Thanks for all of the detailed information regarding various lenses

[Jaywestend]

I'm from Toronto but i gotta say the crew at CamTec are great!!! both online and in person! but youre in Toronto, there's nowhere like Downtown Camera!

[StillWinding]

Bought my APO a few weeks ago and I agree with your thoughts 100%. Really enjoying your content. Keep it up!

[GamachePhoto]

Great review, knocked it out. I wanted to keep my kidneys so got the Voigtlander 50mm f2 APO-Lanthar from Jean instead. Great pics. Looking forward to seeing your comparison with the Lux.

[prettiestflacko]

ANDREW THE 🐐 Been waiting for you to review this one ever since your video on the 50 lux and noctilux. Watching now. Please never stop making these videos!!!

[patrikfager]

Great video, beautiful images and superb review! Thanks for your personal thoughts and sharing it! 🙏🏻

[andanhandayani]

Great review. My favorite 50. Mes salutations à Jean. I miss his library. Thanks for this . Carl

[opotopo]

Great review as ever Andrew. Thank you. All the best Simon (hello from the UK)

[HartponderJr]

I’m going to wait ten years and get the lens when it’s $250 off list price.

[johnkasianowicz]

I have the latest Summilux-50 (which can focus to 0.45 m) and am quite impressed with it. I also have the Summilux-M 35 FLE I and APO-Summicron-M 35 (closest focus 0.3 m). Based on the Leica 35 mm lenses, a test I did with a friend’s APO-Summicron-M 50 and your review of the latter, I’m even more tempted to get the APO 50.

[standardh_]

Enjoyed this video. Love that you attended the car events as I attend a lot my self. Just ordered an APO and can’t wait to use it. Excited for the close range capability as well for watch photography.

[ronwolfept]

looking forward to the 50 apo vs lux review. have the lux but have lusted for the apo

[allena]

The 35 apo even makes things more exciting with such performance in a small lens and with 0.3m mfd. crazy to see 90% performance of the 35 apo SL in a small lens

[dhaug]

Thought I had next level 50 prime in my Summilux ASPH, as I am quite satisfied in the IQ. Looking forward to the comparison video! Also kind of neat to see Jean featured in the video - I've had many exchanges with him over the years, he's like an old friend!

[DeeRosa]

FINALLY I REFIND YOUR CHANNEL!

Great work btw!

[WristGame]

It’s been my favorite lens since it’s inception. So much so in fact, I started collecting multiples of these lol. So far, I’ve got 8 different 50 apos!

[richardsimms]

Great video. Thank you.
Downtown Camera in Toronto is a very very good store.

[belgiboing]

Agree with you. Thanks for the thoughts. I had the 50 Lux asph and this one. Sold the Lux. This 50 apo is slightly longer in reality. If the 50 lux is a true 50, then the 50 apo cron should be about 52 or 53mm. Which to me is a good thing because the extra length gives it more compression and less depth of field for a 50 f2. Hence the 3D pop. What will be interesting is to compare the 50 apo to the voigtlander 50 apolanthar.

[tamilhoward]

Have you used the Voigtlander 50mm APO Lanthar VM? Comparison?

[danielschulman]

any idea how this compares with the APO 50 summicron SL on an SL camera?