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Leica has introduced an up to date model of its Summilux-M 35mm F1.4 ASPH lens, bringing enhancements to one among its hottest lenses.
Two of probably the most notable adjustments made to this up to date mannequin is using 11 aperture blades (as an alternative of 9 in its predecessor) and a more in-depth focusing distance, which is now 40cm (15.8”) as an alternative of 70cm (27.6”).
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To realize the nearer focusing distance, Leica is utilizing a patent-pending double cam system its engineers got here up with. Leica says customers will focus all the way down to the 70cm (27.6”) then really feel ‘a slight perceptible resistance’ within the focus ring earlier than it is going to proceed to focus all the way down to 40cm (15.8”).
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The lens hood is now built-in. |
Apart from these adjustments, the lens stays largely unchanged, together with the identical optical development consisting of 9 components in 5 teams. The one different distinction is that the lens hood is now spherical and instantly built-in into the lens so it may be pulled out and pushed in as wanted.
The scale of the up to date lens is roughly the identical, with one notable exception: it is now 2mm shorter in size and 2mm bigger in diameter than the unique model.
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The up to date Summilux-M F1.4 ASPH is offered in black and silver for $5,395 and $5,595, respectively. Each of those are reductions over the earlier model, which retailed for $5,995.
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