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Leica Elmar 50mm f/3.5 Review: The Pocket-Sized Time Machine

Prologue: The Seed That Grew a Giant

In 1925, a tiny collapsible lens named Elmar 50mm f/3.5 sprouted from Ernst Leitz’s workshop, fertilizing the soil for Leica’s global reign. Weighing less than a bar of Swiss chocolate (120g) and priced today between 400–400–1,200 (2025 USD), this “optical bonsai” remains the DNA of every Leica M lens. Think of it as the Model T Ford of photography—humble, revolutionary, and timeless.

Design: Swiss Watchmaker’s Muse

Collapsible Sorcery
- Body: Brass cloaked in nickel-chrome—durable as a cast-iron skillet, elegant as a Tiffany pendant. Collapses into your M-body like a telescope retreating into its casing.
- Aperture Ring: Turns with the tactile snick of a vintage lighter—each click a haptic love letter to 1920s craftsmanship. （The m-mount version is exclusive, the l39 one is not）
Max Berek’s Legacy
- The Einstein of optics, Berek hand-calculated this lens’ design without computers—a feat akin to baking a soufflé with a campfire.
- Chinese Proverb Footnote:“老骥伏枥，志在千里”
  (“An old steed in the stable still dreams of galloping 1,000 miles”)
  A nod to how this 100-year-old design outpaces modern glass in charm.

Optical Poetry: Simplicity as Superpower

Aspect	Elmar 50mm f/3.5	Modern Summicron 50mm
Sharpness	Hemingway’s typewriter—direct, unfussy	GPT-4 precision
Contrast	Morning tea with a dash of milk	Double espresso
Bokeh	Ripples on a tranquil pond	Butter churned by robots
Magic	🕰️🕰️🕰️🕰️🕰️	⚡⚡⚡⚡🤍

f/3.5 Wide Open: Renders skin tones like honey-drizzled parchment—flaws softened, humanity amplified.
Stopped Down: By f/8, it matches modern lenses’ sharpness while retaining the warmth of a vinyl record.

Film vs Digital: Two Eras, One Soul

Film Romance
- On Tri-X @400, it channels Ansel Adams’ zone system—midtones sing, highlights glow like moonlight on snow.
Digital Alchemy
- On a Leica M11, dial up clarity +15 to mimic its film-era bite. Disable profiles—let its golden flaws dance.

The “Three Delights”

Portability: Fits in a jeans pocket—street photography’s ultimate stealth weapon.
B&W Mastery: Microcontrast so rich, you’ll swear Ansel Adams ghostwrote your shots.
Flare as Flavor: Backlighting paints Impressionist halos—call it “free Instagram filter.”

Who Needs This Lens?

✓ Minimalist Nomads: Who believe less gear = more vision
✓ History Buffs: Collecting tangible fragments of photography’s dawn
✓ Analog Purists: Who’d choose a typewriter over ChatGPT

Avoid If: You shoot sports, crave bokeh orgies, or think “vintage” means “obsolete.”

Final Verdict: The Eternal Underdog

The Elmar 50mm f/3.5 is photography’s comfort food—humble, nourishing, and endlessly satisfying. For the price of a weekend in Napa Valley, you gain:

A working museum piece that still outshines modern rivals in joy-per-ounce
Proof that “progress” isn’t always better—just louder
Permission to fall in love with photography all over again

Rating:
🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️ (film poets) | 📸📸📸🤍🤍 (pixel peepers)

“A lens that whispers: ‘True greatness fits in the palm of your hand.’”

Pro Tips:

Flare Hack: Shoot into the sun—its uncoated glow paints Renaissance halos.
Film Pairing: Ilford FP4+ @125—Citizen Kane gravitas on a budget.
Digital Zen: Add +20 grain in Lightroom—flaws become features.

Epilogue: The Little Lens That Could
In an age of gargantuan f/1.2 monsters, the Elmar 50mm f/3.5 remains stubbornly, gloriously small. It’s a brass-clad rebuttal to excess, whispering: “You don’t need muscle to move mountains—just vision.” As Bresson might say, it’s not the arrow—it’s the archer. Now go shoot something timeless.

Leica 5cm 3.5 Elmar with black & white film

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) Review: The Wolf in Panasonic’s Clothing—Where Corporate Pragmatism Meets Teutonic Soul

The Time Capsule

In the twilight of the compact camera era (2014), when smartphones hadn’t yet devoured casual photography whole, the Leica D-Lux Typ 109 emerged—a 4/3 sensor wrapped in aluminum mystique. To hold one today is to grasp a relic from photography’s last analog gasp, when “premium compact” wasn’t an oxymoron but a promise. Its DNA? 85% Panasonic LX100, 15% Leica fairy dust. Yet like a Stradivarius played by a street musician, the magic lies not in provenance, but in execution.

Design

Body Language
- Dimensions: 118 x 66 x 55mm—fits in a jacket pocket, not a corporate soul
- Weight: 405g (14.3oz)—dense as a Weimar-era novel
- Aesthetic: Leica red dot glowing like Dieter Rams’ guilty pleasure
Lens Alchemy
- Specs: 24-75mm f/1.7-2.8 (equiv)—brighter than LX100’s optics dare
- Coating: Leica’s secret sauce—flare resistance with a side of je ne sais quoi
Interface Paradox
- Physical Dials: Aperture ring, shutter speed dial, EV compensation—haptic heaven
- Touchscreen: None (praise the analog gods)

Sensor Wars

Aspect	Leica D-Lux 109	Panasonic LX100
Sensor	4/3″ 12.8MP	4/3″ 12.8MP
Color Science	Leica’s “Ektachrome”	Panasonic’s “Reality+”
JPEG Rendering	Velvia-esque saturation	Clinicall neutrality
Soul	Wim Wenders’ gaze	Tech spec spreadsheet

The 4/3 Revelation

While APS-C rebels and full-frame snobs scoff, the 4/3 sensor here channels Olympus’ PEN-F legacy:

Dynamic Range: 11 stops—sufficient for Weimar-level drama
Low Light: ISO 3200 = acceptable grain, ISO 6400 = “artistic choice”
Crop Factor: 2x multiplier transforms legacy glass into new beasts

Leica’s Alchemical Touch

Yes, it’s a Panasonic LX100—but reborn through Teutonic sorcery:

Firmware Magic: Shadow tones roll off like Brahms lullabies
Lens Tuning: Edge sharpness sacrificed for center bite (a Leica sacrament)
Color Doctrine: Reds sing Puccini arias, blues plunge into Baltic depths

Who Should Buy This?

✓ Nostalgia Addicts: Yearning for 2010s camera culture
✓ Leica Curious: Testing waters before M-dive
✓ Street Minimalists: Who’d trade AF speed for tactile joy

Avoid If: You pixel-peep or need 4K/60.

Final Verdict: The Beautiful Lie

The D-Lux 109 is photography’s best placebo—a $700 lesson in perceptual reality. For the price delta over LX100, you’re buying:

Red dot confidence (priceless)
JPEGs that develop like darkroom prints
Proof that soul transcends spec sheets

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐✨/5 (for romantics) | ⭐⭐/5 (for realists)
“A camera that whispers: ‘Authenticity is overrated—let’s make pretty lies.’”

Aluminum shell,
Leica’s ghost in Panasonic—
Time’s sweet con artist.

Leica CTOOM/15545: A Flash Bracket of Precision

By a Wanderer with Light-Stained Hands

The Leica CTOOM/15545 (1953-1964) is a flash bracket that mounts to a camera’s base, letting the flash pivot 180 degrees. First made in white plastic, it switched to black-painted metal by the mid-’50s.

I’m struck by its German design—simple, effective, precise. The solid texture feels sophisticated in hand, doubling as a sturdy paperweight while I read. Beyond its elegance, it’s fully functional—a quiet marvel of craftsmanship.

Tech Bit:

Adjustable 180° flash bracket
Material: White plastic (early), black metal (later)
Era: 1953-1964

Leica T (Type 701) Review: The Sculpture That Occasionally Takes Photos—When Form Transcends Function

The Object of Desire

We don’t choose Leicas—they seduce us. The T Type 701 (2014) masterclass in industrial hypnosis begins with its launch campaign: 14 minutes of CNC milling footage, a metallic mating dance more ASMR than advertisement. By the time the aluminum unibody emerges—polished like a Brancusi bronze—rational thought evaporates. You don’t buy this camera; you submit to it.

Minimalist Elegance

Tactile Sorcery
- Dimensions: 134 x 69 x 33mm—sleeker than an iPhone 15 Pro
- Weight: 384g (13.5oz)—dense as a poet’s unfinished novel
- Aesthetic: Unibody aluminum carved from a single block, aging like Hangzhou temple stone
Interface Paradox
- Touchscreen: 3.7″ LCD with haptic feedback—rare as a sincere tweet
- Physical Controls: Two dials, no buttons—Zen garden of ergonomics
Lens Ecosystem
- TL Mount: Accepts SL lenses (comedy), native TL primes (tragedy)
- Star Player: 23mm f/2 ASPH—the only lens matching its svelte physique

Performance: The Gentleman’s Compromise

Aspect	Leica T (2014)	Modern Mirrorless (2023)
Sensor	16MP APS-C	40MP BSI Full-Frame
ISO Range	100-12,500	50-204,800
AF Speed	Contemplative	Psychic
Soul	Rilke’s poetry	GPT-4 prose
Price (Used 2025)	1,200–1,200–1,800	2,500–2,500–3,500

leica t type701 with leica summicron-m 35mm f2 asph

The Existential Parado

Leica engineers’ cruel joke: a camera too beautiful to risk scratching, yet too mediocre to justify babying. The T exists in quantum superposition—both tool and totem. To press its shutter is to confront Heidegger’s “question concerning technology”: Do we use objects, or do they use us?

VI. Collector’s Epiphany

My T spends 90% of its life:

On Shelf: Refracting morning light like a Richard Serra installation
In Hand: A worry stone for creative block
At Parties: Conversation piece outperforming any photo it captures

Its greatest image? The raised eyebrows of visiting Fuji shooters.

Who Should Buy This?

✓ Design Fetishists: Who’d hang a sensor in MoMA
✓ Leica Completionists: Filling the X/VLUX-shaped hole
✓ Analog Refugees: Seeking digital detox via minimalism

Avoid If: You need IBIS, animal eye AF, or validation from pixels.

Final Verdict: The Anti-Camera

The Leica T is photographic wabi-sabi—a $1,500 meditation on why we create. For the price of a mid-tier zoom, you get:

70% camera, 100% sculpture
Permission to admire gear guilt-free
Proof that beauty needs no justification

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐✨/5 (for aesthetes) | ⭐/5 (for pragmatists)
“A machine that whispers: ‘The best photo is the one you almost took.’”

Aluminum dreams,
Shutter half-pressed, light deferred—
Art of almost.

Rodenstock-Heligon 35mm f/2.8 Review: The Bavarian Swan in Leica’s Pond

Prologue: The Black Swan of L39

In a world obsessed with Leitz’s legacy, the 1950s Rodenstock-Heligon 35mm f/2.8 glides like a Bavarian black swan—rare, refined, and effortlessly regal. Priced today between 1,200–1,200–2,500 (2025 USD), this 220g chrome-and-brass relic bridges large-format grandeur and 35mm intimacy. Forget modern aspherical monsters—this lens is a Viennese waltz in a mosh pit of autofocus chaos.

Design: Precision as Poetry

Bauhaus Ballet
- Body: Solid brass cloaked in chrome—sleeker than a Porsche 356, denser than a Tolstoy novel. Collapses into Barnack bodies like a pocket watch.
- Aperture Ring: Ten-blade iris clicks with the precision of a Glock trigger—each stop a haptic sonnet to analog craftsmanship.
The “Red A” Legend
- Lenses stamped with a scarlet A are Rodenstock’s Mona Lisas—richer contrast, creamier bokeh, and a patina that whispers, “I was forged for kings.”

Optical Alchemy: Large-format Soul in 35mm Skin

Aspect	Heligon 35mm f/2.8	Leica Summaron 35mm f/2.8
Sharpness	Dürer’s etching needle	Instagram filter
Contrast	Bavarian chocolate—dark, complex	Milk chocolate—sweet, predictable
Bokeh	Van Gogh’s Starry Night	Hotel art
Magic	🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢	🦆

f/2.8 Wide Open: Renders skin like Renaissance oil portraits—pores softened, humanity amplified.
Stopped Down: At f/8, microcontrast rivals modern APO glass—leaf veins, fabric threads, and existential crises pop.

Color Palette: A German Autumn

Greens: Moss on Neuschwanstein Castle’s stones.
Reds: Oktoberfest beer tents at twilight.
Blues: Alpine lakes under a cloudless sky.
Chinese Proverb Footnote:“画龙点睛”
(“Adding pupils to a painted dragon—perfection in the final touch”)
A nod to how its “Red A” variants elevate images from great to sublime.

Bokeh Sorcery: The Swirl of Time

With 10 aperture blades and a helical focus design, backgrounds dissolve into buttery swirls—like espresso art in a Munich café. Zone-focus street shots? Even misfires feel intentional, thanks to its 3D “pop” that predates TikTok filters by 70 years.

Who Needs This Lens?

✓ Large-format Pilgrims: Craving Rodenstock’s magic in a pocketable form
✓ Leica Hipsters: Who’d rather explain “Heligon” at parties than drink
✓ B&W Alchemists: Chasing Ansel Adams’ ghost through Tri-X grain

Avoid If: You pixel-peep, shoot sports, or think “vintage” means “cheap.”

Final Verdict: The Unseen Masterpiece

The Heligon 35mm f/2.8 is photography’s secret handshake—a wink to those who know. For the price of a weekend in Salzburg, you gain:

A portal to 1950s optical rebellion
Proof that “obscure” often means “extraordinary”
Bragging rights over Leica purists (“Mine’s Bavarian, darling”)

Rating:
🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️ (film poets) | 📱📱🤍🤍🤍 (phone snappers)

“A lens that whispers: ‘Elegance is not about shouting—it’s about singing in perfect pitch.’”

Pro Tips:

Film Pairing: Agfa APX 100—its gritty soul mates Rodenstock’s finesse.
Digital Hack: Add +15 “texture” in Lightroom to mimic its large-format bite.
Flare Embrace: Shoot backlit—its uncoated glow paints Baroque halos.

Epilogue: The Swan’s Song
Rodenstock made millions of lenses, but only this Heligon 35mm f/2.8 sings with large-format majesty in a Leica’s body. In a world chasing f/1.2 monsters, it whispers: “True artistry thrives in subtlety.” As the Chinese masters knew, perfection lies not in the dragon’s body, but in its eyes. Now go paint yours.

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Below is an unofficial chronological list of all Rodenstock lenses from 1954 to 1961
2,000,000 ——1945
2,500,000 ——1952
3,000,000 ——1954
4,000,000 ——1957
4,500,000 ——1960
5,000,000 ——1961

Rodenstock-Heligon 35mm f/2.8  L39 NO：
22981xx, 23274xx, 23275xx, 23276xx, 23277xx, 23695xx, 23696xx, 23698xx, 23699xx, 23710xx, 23711xx, 23712xx, 24596xx, 24597xx, 24598xx, 35253xx

Rodenstock-Heligon 35mm f2.8 + leica mp ＋ kodak gold 200

Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 Rigid & Dual Range Review: The Swiss Watch of Lenses

Prologue: When Optics Met Poetry

In an age of disposable gadgets, the 1956–1968 Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 Rigid and its sibling, the Dual Range (DR), stand like a Stradivarius in a world of plastic ukuleles. Priced between 800–800–1,500 (2025 USD), these brass-and-glass marvels are the Audrey Hepburn of lenses—elegant, precise, and eternally chic. Born when engineers were artists and aluminum was heresy, they remain the gold standard for mechanical perfection.

Design: Horology Meets Optics

The Rigid Symphony
- Aperture Click: Rotating the aperture ring feels like winding a Patek Philippe—each click resonates with Swiss precision. Modern lenses? They clunk like subway turnstiles.
- All-Metal Alchemy: Machined brass, weighing 240g—dense as a Hemingway novel, balanced as a ballet dancer.
Dual Range’s Party Trick
- Macro Magic: Attach the “goggles” (a clip-on viewfinder), and focus down to 19 inches—like turning a sports car into a moon rover. Purists scoff, but portraitists swoon.

Optical Scripture: The lanthanum Glass Revolution

Aspect	Summicron Rigid/DR	Modern APO-Summicron
Sharpness	A scalpel slicing moonlight	Laser-etched titanium
Contrast	Chiaroscuro of a Caravaggio painting	Instagram filter
Bokeh	Silk sheets rumpled by jazz	Polyester pillowcases
Build Quality	Rolls-Royce Phantom	Tesla Model S

lanthanum Glass: Leica’s 1950s breakthrough—lanthanum oxide lenses boosted refractive index without the ick of radioactivity. Think of it as swapping leaded gasoline for electric batteries, but with more soul.
Flare Note: Wide-open backlighting? On film, it’s a soft halo—angelic. On digital, it’s a Instagram “vintage” preset. Embrace it.

IV. Generational Wars: Rigid vs DR

The Purist’s Choice (Rigid)
- Simplicity as a virtue. No goggles, no fuss—just a zen monk’s focus on essentials.
The Tinkerer’s Toy (DR)
- Macro mode: Perfect for photographing wedding rings or a butterfly’s eyelash. Rarely used, always admired.
Shared DNA
- Same optics, same soul. Choosing between them is like debating espresso vs cappuccino—both caffeinate your creativity.

The “Four Firsts” Legacy

First lanthanum Glass Lens: Ditching toxic thorium for lanthanum—Leica’s “green” revolution before green was cool.
First Computer-Designed Optics: 1950s IBM brainpower meets German engineering.
First True “Rigid” Build: No collapsing nonsense—this lens scoffs at fragility.
Most Cloned Design: Imitated by Cosina, worshipped by collectors.

Shooting Experience: Time Capsule in Your Hands

Film Love Affair
- Tri-X @400 + Rigid = Cartier-Bresson’s ghost nodding approval. The lanthanum glass renders grain like stardust.
Digital Renaissance
- On a Leica M11, microcontrast pops like a Wes Anderson palette. Tip: Add +10 “texture” in Lightroom to mimic its film-era bite.
The Chinese Proverb Footnote“青出于蓝而胜于蓝”
(“Indigo blue is born from green, yet surpasses it”)
A nod to how the Rigid, born from 1950s tech, still outclasses modern rivals.

Who Needs This Lens?

✓ Analog Aristocrats: Who polish their M3s with unicorn tears
✓ Minimalist Philosophers: Believing “less is more” (and proving it)
✓ History Buffs: Who geek over Cold War-era innovation

Avoid If: You need autofocus or think “vintage” means “obsolete.”

Final Verdict: The Unkillable Classic

The Rigid/DR is photography’s little black dress—always appropriate, never outdated. For the price of a Rolex Oyster, you gain:

A masterclass in pre-CGI engineering
Proof that “they don’t make ’em like they used to” isn’t nostalgia—it’s fact
Bragging rights at any camera club (“Yes, mine has the original box”)

Rating:
🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️ (film poets) | 📸📸📸📸🤍 (digital realists)

“A lens that whispers: ‘Timeless craftsmanship never goes out of style.’”

Pro Tips:

Flare Fix: Use a hood from a 12585H—it’s like sunscreen for your lens.
DR Hack: Remove the goggles for a stealthy Rigid clone.
Collector Note: Black paint versions fetch prices akin to Picasso doodles.

Epilogue: The Eternal Rigid
Leica keeps reissuing lenses like Hollywood reboots classics, but the Rigid remains stubbornly 1956. In a world chasing pixels-per-dollar, this lens is a brass-knuckled reminder: true greatness isn’t upgraded—it’s revered. As Cartier-Bresson might say, “Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.” The Rigid? It’s sharpness with a soul. Now go shoot something timeless.

Leica Super-Angulon 21mm f/3.4 Review: The Wide-Angle Wizard

Prologue: A Cinematic Dream in Brass

In 1963, Leica and Schneider joined forces like Lennon and McCartney, birthing the Super-Angulon 21mm f/3.4—a lens that redefined wide-angle photography. Priced today between 800–800–1,600 (2025 USD), this 280g chrome-and-brass marvel weighs less than a vintage typewriter yet packs the visual punch of an IMAX screen. Forget modern aspherical beasts—this lens is a 1967 Ford Mustang in a world of Teslas: raw, charismatic, and utterly irreplaceable.

Design: Bauhaus Meets Hollywood

Miniature Titan
- Body: Machined brass—dense as a Tolstoy novel, compact as a Zippo lighter. Smaller than Leica’s 35mm “8-Element,” yet wider than your imagination.
- Focus Throw: 180° sweep from 0.4m to ∞—a street photographer’s tango.
Schneider’s Secret Sauce
- Born from Schneider’s cine lens DNA (think Cinegon series), it’s the Marlon Brando of optics—unconventional, intense, and dripping with character.

Optical Alchemy: Painting with Light

Aspect	Super-Angulon 21mm f/3.4	Modern 21mm f/1.4 ASPH
Sharpness	Hemingway’s prose—direct yet soulful	GPT-4 precision
Contrast	Film noir shadows	Instagram filter
Bokeh	Butter churned by monks	Margarine from a factory
Magic	🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥	📱

f/3.4 Wide Open: Center sharpness cuts like a samurai sword; edges dissolve into Monet’s brushstrokes.
Color Rendering: Blues deeper than the Mediterranean, greens richer than Bavarian forests—Kodachrome reborn.
Black & White: Tri-X film + this lens = Ansel Adams meets Fritz Lang. Microcontrast so rich, you’ll taste the grain.

The “Four Miracles”

0.4m Focus: Get closer than a paparazzo—backgrounds melt into buttery swirls, turning streets into Scorsese scenes.
Flare as Flavor: Uncoated glow paints halos like Renaissance angels. Backlight? Call it free Kubrick lighting.
Vignetting: Embrace the dark corners—they’re not flaws, but cinematic vignettes.

Film vs Digital: Two Lovers

Film Romance
- On Kodak Ektachrome, it’s 1960s National Geographic meets Wes Anderson—saturated yet subtle.
Digital Sorcery
- On a Leica M11, disable corrections—let its quirks sing. Purple fringing? Call it “free psychedelic filter.”

Who Needs This Lens?

✓ Cinephiles with Cameras: Chasing Godfather-era gravitas
✓ Street Shamans: Who see alleys as movie sets
✓ Contrarians: Preferring vinyl crackle over Spotify HD

Avoid If: You pixel-peep, hate vignettes, or think “autofocus” isn’t cheating.

Final Verdict: The Unkillable Icon

The Super-Angulon 21mm f/3.4 is photography’s gateway drug—once you taste its cinematic brew, modern glass feels sterile. For the price of a Rolex Oyster, you gain:

A time machine to photography’s golden age
Proof that “flaws” can outshine clinical perfection
Bragging rights at camera clubs (“Mine glows under UV light”)

Rating:
🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️ (film poets) | 📸📸📸🤍🤍 (zoombies)

“A lens that whispers: ‘The world is wider than you think—let me show you.’”

Pro Tips:

Flare Hack: Remove the hood—let its blue halos channel Blade Runner vibes.
Film Pairing: Ilford HP5+ @1600—grain dances with its glow.
Focus Zen: Zone-focus at 1m—street scenes snap into focus like fate.

Epilogue: The Wide-Eyed Rebel
Leica’s modern ASPH lenses may rule the charts, but the Super-Angulon remains stubbornly 1963—a brass-knuckled rebel whispering: “True artistry thrives in imperfection.” As Hitchcock proved, drama lives in the edges. Now go frame your world wider.

Filter: 48mm UV, VII.
Hood: 12501
Front cover: 14102
Rear cover: 14042
Stock: less than 6000.
Focus lever: metal crescent focus lever.
Minimum focusing distance: 0.4m

The Leica M8 With Elmarit 21mm f/2.8 Pre-ASPH E60

The Leica M8’s Love Affair with the CCD Camera.

When you decide to give up the ccd camera, perhaps unexpectedly, the ccd camera will also quietly leave you. I, on the other hand, am deeply grateful to be able to use the Leica M8 with the Elmarit 21mm f2.8 E60 to take tons of wonderful ccd photos. I can’t wait to tell you that this lens is without a doubt the perfect partner for the Leica M8.

The excellence of the Leica m8.

I firmly believe that the Leica m8 is an exceptional camera. In these challenging times of full-frame ccd technology, Leica’s aps-h format for the m8 shows significant advantages over the aps-c format of common DSLRs. Admittedly, not being full-frame, the camera loses some of the lens’s field of view in use, but the APS-H’s 1.33 equivalent conversion makes a 21 mm lens equivalent to 28 mm and manages to capture the best image quality areas of a 21 mm lens. As a result, film shot with the Leica M8 has a very high degree of sharpness.

The lens is a wonderful match for the m8.

When this lens is combined with the m8, the results are extremely impressive. Not only are the colors vibrant, but the sharpness is excellent. I am in love with its colors, which in my opinion are even more captivating than the Leica Elmarit 21mm asph version .

How the lens performs on the M8 vs. M9.

Half of the time this lens was mounted and used on the m9, the other half of the time it was mounted on the m8. I was actually more impressed with the color performance on the M8. Although it’s hard for me to say exactly why, it always seemed to me that the m8’s ccd was able to show its color appeal more fully.

Street photography is like a solo trip, in this field some people recognize the 35mm lens, while others prefer the 28mm lens. I, on the other hand, don’t get hung up on which lens to use. I have always believed that photographers should be willing to experiment. In fact, this 21mm lens with the Leica M8 is my favorite combination. I love it even more than the 28mm lens on the m9, even though they have the same field of view.

What is the angle of view of the Leica M8 with the Voigtlander 15mm

The Voigtlander 15mm lens has an angle of view of approximately 110° on a full frame camera, but the Leica M8 is an APS-H format (sensor size approximately 27.0 x 18.0mm), in which case the angle of view of the 15mm lens will be slightly less than the full frame 110°.

The Leica M8 sensor has a diagonal length of approx. 32.5 mm, which corresponds to an angle of view of approx. 83°.

Formula for calculating the angle of view.

The formula for calculating the angle of view is: θ = 2 arctan(d / (2f))
In this formula:
θ represents the angle of view.
d stands for the diagonal length of the sensor.
f is the focal length of the lens.