Its pretty small without the hood attached and not too heavy. Do not get this confused with the previous 35 Lux ASPH…nope, this is the lens that came out BEFORE that one (around 1990-91) and has the word ASPHERICAL printed on the lens instead of ASPH (which came out in 1994).
Yes, I LOVE the latest 35 Summilux ASPH II FLE but I have to say, the rendering of this ASPHERICAL is out of this world delicious. Roger giving the thumbs up to the AA and Ed smiling because he knows the lens is HIS! Roger Paperno and Ed Tan during Lunch in Seattle – F1.4, black and white out of camera (M9-P) – No focus issues in my samples and its very sharp wide open (focused on Rogers Eyes). As it is now, I can’t even afford the current latest and greatest 35 but I have enjoyed shooting with Ed’s lens so THANK YOU Ed! Hmmm…maybe he won’t mind if I send him a cron back instead, hahahah.ĬLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE THEM IN BETTER QUALITY! What I mean by that is, if I had hundreds of thousands of dollars of disposable income this would be my 35 of choice, lol. Ed was so nice he let me TAKE THE LENS HOME so I could review it for all of you guys! The only problem is I have fallen HARD for this lens and if I had the cash ($9,000 – $13,000 IF you can find one) then this lens would be my choice in the 35 focal length for the M9. You may or may not know of this lens but I do know it is hard to find, very expensive, and tough to find samples from this lens on an M9 (if you can find any at all). How cool is this? I mean, REALLY…how freaking cool is this? I am back home from Seattle and one of the attendees, Ed Tan was at the workshop sporting one of the RARE 35 Summilux ASPHERICAL (AA) lenses. So, this lens was NOT released in the 70 s as the video states! Sorry! The much more common ASPH was brought out in 1994. Video Correction – This lens was introduced in 1990-1991 and only 1000-2000 were made.
The Leica 35 Summilux DOUBLE ASPHERICAL (AA) Lens Review – A Classic FULL of Magic!