Great review on this one! The owner of LLL is a pretty famous Leica collector in China and he had to source the lead glass for a long time in order to make this 8 element copy. Other than his second project (Elcan 50) I think he’s also targeting to replicate the null series camera as well as the famous 50/1.2.. very ambitious. Of course I do hope in the future they come up with their own design and product.

Thanks for the review! Ordered one yesterday and can't wait to get my hands on it .

Hello from London. Big fan of your content. Very much looking forward to future episodes with pot of tea at hand. 🙏

Keep up the feed, Bobby. Engaging and entertaining review in your own very watchable and easy-going style.

Finally your own channel! Great video!

Congratulations on starting your own channel. Immediately subscribed and I'm looking forward to content, at your pace of course.

Thank you for the awesome review! You convinced me to get it straight after watching your review :)

I see riceball :) looking forward to seeing this channel explode!!!

A quality review in a quality video. You shine a light on a niche product that should be of interest to photographers wanting to take a walk in the wilder side and to seek less conventional alternatives.

It’s been a while ….. i just know that you have your own channel when I”m searching for this lens review. good to see you again Bobby :)

Hi Bobby! always a big fan! great to see this channel, subscribed! ;)

Hey Bobby, this is exciting! Congrats on your channel. Definitely subbed. Love your content, especially Leica related.

Good work right out the gate. 👍

I can't believe you're no longer with Tech 360! I've always greatly enjoyed your reviews, Leica and others, so I've already subscribed here. Regarding the Light Lens Lab 35mm f2, the vignetting is a bit much so I'll be keeping my Summicron 35mm ASPH, thank you. The Summarit-M 35mm f/2.5 is a great option in this price range.

Good luck Bobby, keep up!

Glad you got your own channel bro! Subbed

I’ve just realised that you are my clone from a passions POV🙌🏼👍 keep up the great content!

great video, looking forward to seeing more. i would say that in this case i prefer the rendering of the modern APO lens

Really enjoyed this, Bobby. I’ve recently bought a black paint MP. Have just added a silver 35mm and 50mm Elcan from Light Lens Lab. They’re fabulous. They’re in design stage of 50mm Rigid Summicron. Hope you get a chance to review a prototype soon.

Used to own the original & loved it...but nom with leica lens prices getting out of hand, LLL homage lenses are simply amazing. Got the 35 in black paint & pre ordered the Elcan. Thanks for the review!

Great review

Nicely done! Bring it on! Love your “Safari” mic! 😂

Just found this video! I just got this lens with black paint. I love it so much. I have the M10P I hope to own a MP one day.

I've owned this lens for over a year and it completely rocks - I use it primarily with an M10M and it really delivers a classic, Leica type glow, when used wide open. I don't understand the concept of collecting lens and cameras for the purpose of having a shelf queen - ludicrous really, but I understand the value of money, and when I looked at the various used original 8 element lenses available, they were all $4,000+ USD and in dubious condition generally, so taking the risk on this felt like a wiser monetary decision. One question - when you shot with the APO and the LLL indoors for the comparison, did either lens have a hood? The haze from the LLL seems like that could have been caused by no hood, as it does tend to flare a bit, so want to fully understand the comparison's parameters. nice review.

let's show support here you should have done this long time ago honestly - Best of Luck

Looks good.

I'm really impressed with what LLL has been making and I'm glad companies are going back and recreating classic lenses (like what Meyer Optik has been doing, too). I'm super hyped for the Speed Panchro II (I preordered mine as soon as I was able to).

Just bought the black paint version last week for my M9.. I’m impressed…. Much cheaper to buy in china…. But probably the best $800 lens I’ve bought

Keep it up! Next is the Voigtlander Heliar 50 1.5?

Really nice review! First review on this one I saw that actually gives me a feeling for the lens!! Thank you!! Do you by any chance have or had the Nokton 35 1.4 classic sc? I’m considering the LLL or the Nok as a daily runaround to not worry about. I like the flares of the Nok but the distortion is a big con. Unfortunately haven’t really seen any comparison between these two even though almost similar price range and new vintage lens. Almost tempted to just order both 😅

Good move. Looking forward to more shizz from ya. Cheers! 🍻

i've gotten the elcan 50 2 made by light lens lab, it's also quiet great, good quality and old-school design, worth a try

Great, review as always, thank you. I bought the version 6 in chrome for my M262, and it is now my main lens for this camera. Light lens labs also just released a 50mm f2 military spec Leica clone, hope to see your review of this lens once the production is available to general public.

Hello. A lot of positive opinions and comments. I have a problem though. I bought a 35 f2 from LLL. It fit fine on my Leica M5. It will NOT mount nor on my M-A nor the Leica 240! The mounts do not fit properly. I took it to a shop and they had the same problem with the same camera models. It was possible to slightly "force" it on the MA but the frame lines did not work properly. Afterward there were metal shavings inside the camera! This is very, very odd and I advise anyone buying one to make sure it will fit the mount properly, and take in the camera(s) before buying. Oddly, I also bought a 50mm Elcan from LLL. It worked absolutely fine on the MP. But I traded in the MP for the M-A. The 50mm Elcan has exactly the same problem! PS I will add that when the Elcan did work on the MP it worked very well, great image quality. But I am now disappointed to have a lens now that will not fit on my new Leica cameras.

How does it compare to the voigt 35mm f1.5. Which one you would consider to get, or both of them would be nice to be in the collector

Hi Bobby, awesome review. Where can I buy this lens?

hello... excellent report... a question... I wanted to buy one of these lenses to use it on my new leica m11 monochrome, which one do you recommend this... or the new Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. I know the prices are different, worse, which one would you choose for black and white photos?

Great video. I am interested in this lens. How do you find the air quality in Singapore?

Great video! What leather strap is that?

was this significantly cheaper when you purchased it? and does popflash ever do sales? i thought i remembered one reviewer saying they picked it up during a sale (can't remember who, or if it was another LLL lens, else i'd ask them). i just discovered the company recently so i wouldn't know. wondering if this would work well for me, mainly do video but i want a manual 35, i got the voigtlander 65mm apo for my sony and i fell in love

Ì prefer the Light lens Lab one

The only question that matters. “Is it sharp”

I think they the LLL is already a modern legend, completely replicating expensive vintage leica gear and not compromising on quality, I feel there is a certain romanticism in that.

i dont understand why would u need more than 12mp resolution

Too much drooling. I go back to my Zorki 4k with the Jupiter 8 50mm F2 lens. I use a metal lens hood. Total cost £50

Hahahahaha! "Original Cron a safe queen." Muahahahahaha!

Maybe it's a superb lens, but sooner or later we'll lose to the Chinese dragon and there will be no jobs for us if we continue to buy all stuff from China. Amazon and eBay are killing the real and professional camera stores. Big isn't always beautiful. Keep that in mind and support your local dealer and the original manufacturers.

The reason you buy a leica camera is to experience the leica lens. Thats all.