Worth $5,000? Leica APO-Summicron SL 28mm f/2 lens review

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14 күн бұрын

My first ever review of a Leica L-mount lens! Could it possibly be anywhere near worth its huge price, though?
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@EST84x 12 күн бұрын

People operating in that price range probably have other people take their pictures for them.

@staLkerhu 12 күн бұрын

😆👌

@sromrell Ай бұрын

Super happy you did this review. I’ve wondered how the SL APO’s would perform in your testing.

@fart.vandelay 10 күн бұрын

Could this be a sign of more L mount reviews to come? I'm not surprised the Leica glass is excellent but the Lumix lineup has some serious bargains imo.

@cyrilhamel8289 12 күн бұрын

What a great idea to do this review!! Kudos to you Chris. Being able to sort of compare this lens to the more common stuff through your usual procedure is brilliant. And I think your review describes very-very well what Leica's craft and know-how is about. 👍🏻

@classic.cameras 12 күн бұрын

Only $7100 CAD before tax in Canada. What a bargain. 😳 I guess my best 28mm with Auto Focus will have to remain the Sigma 28mm f1.4 ART. I paid about 1/10th the price. Its a hefty monster but what an amazing performer still.

@VezVezar 11 күн бұрын

My 2.8 is om zuiko 2.8 f2.8 manual😂😂😂, paid 1/10 the price of yor sigma

@SyntheticFuture 11 күн бұрын

Sony FE 28mm f2.0. No idea how the price compares but it was pretty cheap second hand 😂

@ArthurLevonyanEarthman Ай бұрын

As always very useful and informative video. Thanks 🙏

@webersteve1547 12 күн бұрын

Breathtaking performance!

@Jakobe_Beef 12 күн бұрын

Please do more L-mount lenses including Panasonic Lumix's lenses 🙏

@hoatd-hshieng7269 11 күн бұрын

This is the sharpest lens review in the channel so far. Impressive!

@yuvalme19 12 күн бұрын

Love the Duke Nukem reference at 5:43 :)

@njbmods 12 күн бұрын

This was the comment i was looking for 😂

@joerg_koeln 12 күн бұрын

Excellent performance, which most people don't need at a price only few people can afford, but for Leica users this is normal.

@benjamindover4337 12 күн бұрын

Extraordinary, quite impressive indeed.

@subbuks2160 12 күн бұрын

Amazing performance.

@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 11 күн бұрын

Ahhh this is lovely! Would love to see the Summilux 50mm 1.4 if you can get your hands on it.

@ChristianKatja 12 күн бұрын

Beautiful lens 😊

@OnlyCitrus 12 күн бұрын

That focus fall off was really good.

@costascosta273 12 күн бұрын

The 35mm version is even higher performing. A real beast.

@maggnet4829 23 күн бұрын

Impressive performance. I wasn't expecting much, but indeed this lens honours the brands name. I love the Sony version of this lens, very versatile, since it's as well great with it's 42mm APSC. The Leica version definitely adds further optical qualities on top of that and will easily crop into to even 70mm without much loss in quality.

@Bayonet1809 12 күн бұрын

There is no Sony version of this lens, this is an original Leica optical design. Unless you consider all 28mm f/2 lenses to be just different versions of the same lens?

@maggnet4829 12 күн бұрын

@@Bayonet1809 No, you took it a bit to literally. What I mean is that there is a Sony 28mm f2. They share the focal length and the aperture (what I meant), but indeed, otherwise they are different lenses indeed.

@janfrosty3392 12 күн бұрын

@@Bayonet1809 you beat me to 'Sony version of this lens' reply

@jesuschrist2284 12 күн бұрын

Dont leica the price

@jrubis 10 күн бұрын

when you attached your 17-55 to your r7, did you find that the front of the lens was too heavy when putting it on a tripod? what did you do?

@afshark6319 7 күн бұрын

i don't even know why i watched this, but WOW that lens is amazing!!! :D

@seokinchung 11 күн бұрын

it is amazing to see what money can do

@Soundwrecker 12 күн бұрын

This was interesting, thank you. Wondering how my 28mm Summilux f/1.7 on my Q2 compares.

@MrFL08 9 күн бұрын

He’s just done a review on the Q3 lens which is the same

@LY121688 11 күн бұрын

I'd like to see reviews of the Sl 35 and 50 Apo

@davidbrighten2572 12 күн бұрын

I have become a big fan of Leica. I’m not surprised at the performance of the lens. I shoot with the M11 but use Voigtlander lenses to save a bit. It would be interesting to see a Voigtlander to Leica comparison. I do however recognize that manual lenses on M body Leicas may not fit the channel’s testing methods.

@MadManTnT 12 күн бұрын

You should review more leica lenses. ❤

@DesoloZantas 12 күн бұрын

He's in the big leagues now

@nicedward7544 9 күн бұрын

2:20 that separation and micro contrast is nice but idk about $5k nice. I would say voigtlander apo glass is just as good for under $1k

@AstroSquid 12 күн бұрын

I'd like to see this compared to other 28mm lenses, so see which ones come close or might beat a 5g lens.

@niterunner9979 10 күн бұрын

Please, review the new Sirui sniper 75mm f1.2

@thephotoyak 12 күн бұрын

Impressive performance. I thought my 20mm Z 1.8 was expensive for what is was. This thing is in another price bracket altogether.

@user-ms8qg2rz5s Ай бұрын

May a F2 APO family review ?

@mytube001 12 күн бұрын

Well, perfection exists, but at a very high cost! :)

@elegant-sloth 12 күн бұрын

The bokeh is gorgeous. I would expect nothing less from such an expensive lens but at least it delivers on its promise. Hope I can someday afford it.

@KK-fi6ms 12 күн бұрын

Can you review the Sirui f1.2 'Sniper' AF lenses? Thank you. There are no objective methodical reviews like yours of those lenses out there.

@HagaishiSama 12 күн бұрын

I love Duke Nuke Em too 😂

@rafai1281 10 күн бұрын

Wow

@konnroi 12 күн бұрын

Haha my Ultron II, f o r e v e r against that 4k monster

@xavidub 12 күн бұрын

Usual excellent review, but I'm pretty unimpressed in the sense that it's ridiculously expensive and offers better, but not miles better, image quality than some other e and z-mount lenses, for a multiple of the price of those lenses.

@erikarnold6853 12 күн бұрын

ha, nice They Live reference

@dangir1783 12 күн бұрын

modern lenses for Leica SL are often of Panasonic and sigma lenses modified

@shawnj8765 12 күн бұрын

Not the APO summicrons or any summilux, those are rare and special.

@dell-tone6472 12 күн бұрын

Only the cheaper, non-APO ones.

@corktail7900 12 күн бұрын

i think my ttartisan 27mm f/2.8 is good enough

@petersuvara 12 күн бұрын

Indeed, all out of gum! :)

@dannyboy12244 12 күн бұрын

Lovely bokeh

@LucaBono.Studio 12 күн бұрын

In short: elegant rendering of the images

@1theredrooster 12 күн бұрын

5 Stacks? Not a CHANCE. At MOST, $1.5, maybe even $2k. You pay more for the name brand these days, and it shows.

@janfrosty3392 12 күн бұрын

and it shows as this test documents nicely

@chicobraz4335 12 күн бұрын

Is this the best lens ever ?

@Bayonet1809 12 күн бұрын

In its focal length perhaps, but the APO SL 35/2 is better based on Leica's MTF charts.

@1theredrooster 12 күн бұрын

only to feel that you spent more for a lot less

@dell-tone6472 12 күн бұрын

I think the Leica 35 APO and 50 APO perform even better.

@dell-tone6472 12 күн бұрын

@@1theredrooster Less what?

@shieha 10 күн бұрын

is it worth it? no. do I need it? no. do I want it? yes

@kashyapchonekar5437 12 күн бұрын

Really impressive but out of budget

@Democratiser 12 күн бұрын

The key take away for me is: yes, it is ridiculously expensive, but if it is the ‘best 28mm you have ever tested’, it entitles Leica to continue to claim to be the king of lenses. Not bad after 100 years.

@VishwasRavindran92 10 күн бұрын

Sony 28mm f2 costs like 200$

@staLkerhu 12 күн бұрын

Is it just me or the Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 isn't all that far behind for the fraction of the price?! 🤔 It is also pretty sharp across the frame, has similar or even less distortion, and almost as bright.

@fonzireyes 11 күн бұрын

The fact that professional photographers do not carry around a Leica tells me they [Leicas] are not all that cracked up to be (and let's be honest, those guys are carrying no less than 30-50 grand in equipment at any given time).

@Photo-Jay 12 күн бұрын

So weird, that much for an f2? MAYBE if it was like a 280mm lens, not a 28mm lens. Likewise, vignette, and barrel distortion on a simple 28mm prime? Come on, just ridiculous.

@shaocaholica 12 күн бұрын

How much worse and how cheap would this exact optical and mechanical design be if it were made by say sigma?

@dell-tone6472 12 күн бұрын

Mere speculation because no such lens exists.

@CartyCantDance 10 күн бұрын

You get what you pay for… With Leica, you pay a whole lot

@SamZarifYT 12 күн бұрын

As usual Leica is charging five times what their products are worth.

@janfrosty3392 12 күн бұрын

Many of us are happy to pay it, would you elaborate on your statement of 'five times what their products are worth' have you done some scientific testing?

@SamZarifYT 12 күн бұрын

@@janfrosty3392 Oh please get off your high horse. The only reason photographers pay so much for Leica is because of the little red badge on the camera. Would you like a comparison since you asked? Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH. lens goes for $13,795 before tax. The Canon 85mm F/1.2 RF lens goes for $2,600 before tax. Want another comparison? I found a Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm F/1.5 ZM on MPB for about $700 in excellent condition. A used Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens goes for $3,000. Remember that these are both for the Leica M mount and both are regarded as high-quality German manufacturers. The only difference is that Zeiss doesn't give their executives crack before choosing a price for their lenses.

@Chorum28 12 күн бұрын

One word: prohibitive

@DrZeeple 11 күн бұрын

What you're saying and what I am seeing just don't match.

@robinbollens2276 11 күн бұрын

who in their right mind would buy this 😂 at this point leica is just a bragging object for rich people 😅 yes perfect performance but at this price point?

@raxidor9908 12 күн бұрын

Still nothing in 10-100k price range? How can I take good photos with this cheap garbage? /sarcasm ... Great lens, but I would rather buy used car for that price.