UPS got here early. I was thrilled. They delivered a nondescript, brown box with no box trauma evident anywhere. Nicely done. Inside the box there were lots of shipping peanuts. And nestled in the warm embrace of the peanuts was another box. And inside that box there was another box (no kidding) and inside that box was all the goodies one has come to expect when unboxing a premium Leica lens. I pulled out a 50mm APO Summicron and immediately attached it the a waiting SL2-S camera - waiting patiently on my desk with a full charged battery and a (twice checked) memory card.
The lens is heavy. Incredibly solid feeling. Bereft of any external controls other than the focusing ring. I spent an hour walking around shooting random stuff that I thought might show off the performance of the lens and then, after stopping to buy Girl Scout cookies (thin mint) I rushed home to look at the images and perhaps convince myself that I hadn't spent a king's ransom for nothing. These four images are really two images; a full size and then a very tight crop so we call all see the detail in the fabrics and the appliqués.
From my point of view the lens is exactly what I was expecting. And hoping for. Both images were shot hand-held and at f2.8. I think the detail is yummy. That's all for right now....
2 comments:
Does this mean the Voigtlander 50mm APO Lanthar is going on the block?
Absolutely not!!! There are times when penultimate is preferred and then, after you carry around the "chosen one" lens for a couple hours you end up pining for a lens that's 98% as great but less than 1/3rd the weight. And the APO Summicron SL doesn't fit on M cameras..... Keep yours!!!!! I am.
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