| Do you have a Leitz/Leica 35mm (3.5cm) f3.5/f2.8 M System Mount Summaron? Repair needed? Or maybe a CLA? |
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| F2.8 M3 "Bug Eye" Chrome And Black WETZLAR (late) F In Mm Benefits From Later Tweaks To Optical And Coatings Technology |
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LN |
$1,000.00 |
GORGEOUS !!! Looks and behaves like new. Circa 1959. |
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LN- |
$790.00 |
Very near perfect condition. Perfect optics and mechanics. Only aesthetic defects appear to be related to attachment/removal of devices to filter ring as shown. Very definately collectible condition. Circa 1959. Supplied with original box in worn condition as shown. |
SOLD |
| F3.5 M2 Chrome |
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EX++ |
$660.00 |
Has been used but only very lightly. Gorgeous cosmetics. Perfect mechanics and optics. Completely CLA'd. Circa 1956. |
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| F3.5 M3 "Bug Eye" Chrome And Black In Cm |
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EX++ |
$550.00 |
Very fine condition; only the very subtlest signs of past use. Perfect optics and mechanics. Gorgeous and completely CLA'd. Circa 1958. |
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EX++ |
$677.12 |
Late coated version and extremely desirable embodiment of this M3 lens. Completely CLA'd with perfect optics and mechanics. Has a number of aesthetic defects as illustrated in the various photographs and for which the offer price has been amply discounted: Shiny marks/scratches on the backside of the "BUGEYE" housing; Minor dent to one corner of the rectangular "BUGEYE" housing; Very minor shiny marks all over. Very beautiful. |
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The 1948 35mm(3.5cm) f3.5 Summaron (circa 1948-60)
was Leitz/Leica's first post war designed lens and was intended to replace the very long in the tooth 4 element 3.5cm f3.5 Elmar which had been its first accessory interchangeable lens first supplied way back in 1930 when Leica first went interchangeable. While the original 3.5cm Elmar is fine stopped down to f8 its performance is comparatively shabby at wider apertures. The much improved and newer Summaron is a classic symmetrical double Gauss (6/4) formulation with front and rear singlets and cemented pairs on either side of the lens center.
The f2.8 version:
introduced in 1958 (circa 1958-74), employs new glass to advantage to extend the formula dimensions a half of an f-stop. The extended formulation achieves not only greater light gather ability but performs somewhat better than the f3.5 at wider apertures and the two versions perform similarly at f8 and smaller.
| Focal Length (Begin) |
35mm |
| Type of Lens (mount[s]) |
Leica SM
Leica M |
| Elements / Groups |
6/4 |
| Coating Type |
Coated |
| Floating Element Design (non-zoom models) |
No |
| F Stop (begin) |
3.5 and 2.8 |
| F Stop (End) |
22 |
| Camera Format Type |
24mm X 36mm |
| Color Scheme(s) |
Black Painted
Black and Chrome
Chrome |
| Date/Event of introduction |
1954 f3.5; 1958 f2.8 |
| Focusing System/Method (Lens) |
Conventional Physical Displacement |
| Type of Lens Formula |
Wide Angle |
| Date of Final Production or Date of Withdrawal |
1960 f3.5; 1974 f2.8 |
| Type of Camera |
Rangefinder (mechanical) |
| Angle of View |
63 degrees |
| Focusing Range |
2' 4" (0.7m) to infinity |
New in box with warranty papers as it came from the dealer Indistinguishable from new but no box or no papers or both Very close to new condition with only subtle signs of use or handling. Extremely nice condition but does show some handling and use but no hard use whatsoever. Excellent condition but shows some wear and use. Perfectly Excellent operating condition but cosmetics leave something to be desired. Usable but has mechanical, optical and cosmetic issues as indicated in individual descriptions Issues as indicated in individual descriptions Very significant conditions as indicated in individual descriptions. The lower end of this range is basically a paperweight that looks something like it might once have taken some pictures.
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