Leica recently launched a new version of its classic Summilux-M 50 F1.4 lens from 1959. Kevin Carter takes a look. As the fifth in the Classic Line series, following the Summaron-M 28 F5.6, Thambar-M 90 F2.2, Noctilux-M 50 F1.2 ASPH, and the Summilux-M 35 F1.4, the newly reissued M-mount model features vintage Leica styling, including a scalloped focusing ring and chrome-plated brass construction. To complete the vintage aesthetic, there's even a circular, “vented" hood in black with chrome locking buttons.Optically, the lens is based on the second Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 (II) formula, a design that promises highly attractive rendering, wide open, with soft blur transitions to out-of-focus highlights. The new lens is also said to deliver higher sharpness and higher contrast
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