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Clearing the Confusion: Leica 50mm Summicron Version History

by Johnny Martyr If you’ve been on the market for a Leica’s most popular lens, the 50mm Summicron, you’ve probably experienced some confusion over the different versions that have been available since its debut in 1953. With lenses from most manufacturers, different model and age lenses of the similar specifications can be identified by a simple modification of the name. Leica is a little more…

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Engagement Photos with the 1979 Leitz 50mm f2 Summicron Tiger Paw

By Johnny Martyr If you’ve read my blog 5 LTM 50’s for $500 or Less, you will have some idea how deep a rabbit hole I’ve gone down, searching for the perfect Leica-mount 50mm lens. Despite a belief that you don’t need to spend a lot on a Leica mount 50mm, I eventually found it necessary to spend a bit more to get a single go-to 50 for use with my Leica M6 TTL‘s. I landed on the Leitz 50mm f2…

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Talking about the New Leica Film Camera - With Dan Tamarkin & Jason Nicholson

Talking about the New Leica Film Camera – With Dan Tamarkin & Jason Nicholson

Regardless of if you own a Leica, own 50 Leica’s, wish you owned a Leica or don’t give a shit about Leica cameras, the prolific camera maker’s recent announcement of a new film camera is important news for the film, and maybe even the photography community as a whole. Last year, I published an article on Petapixel making a number of detailed predictions as to the shape that a new Leica M film…

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