If you have an M Monochrom camera, should you use a Summilux lens? The Monochrom performs quite well at high ISO settings, so why spend the extra money when you could buy a Summicron or Super-Elmar at the same focal length? The answer is versatility. Once the sun sets, or you go inside, you can often use an extra stop or two. It’s that ability to stick a lens on your camera and go just about anywhere that makes the Summilux lenses so popular. Because of that versatility, and my preference for wide-angle focal lengths, the lens that I’ve used the most has been the 24 mm Summilux-M. The 24 mm Summilux is expensive, so it had better be good. It’s also a large lens. Some think it’s too large and unwieldy for an M-series camera. I’ve gotten used to it and have happily paired it with Leica’s 24 mm external viewfinder. Because it’s a fast lens with a broad depth of field, I find it easy to focus. Yet it’s still capable of providing beautiful bokeh […]

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