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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sold: CHEAP! Leica 35mm Summicron V1 8-element lens | |
| Leica 35mm Summicron V1 8-element with problematic goggle |
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Price: $1,150.00 Payment method: PayPal Item condition: 6 Useable, but has considerable optical or mechanical imperfections Shipping instructions: best way
I am selling a Leica 35mm Summicron V1, aka, the famous 8 element lens.
The glass is perfect, and this is actually the optically most perfect 8 element lens I have ever seen. Cosmetically it is also in stunning condition.
I am selling it cheap because the goggle has a problem, which makes it unable to alight vertically on the rangefinder. It still can be used and focused with M cameras, you just need to get used to the vertical misalignment. It is a common problem with this lens. It can be fixed, but it is not straightforward.
I am selling it here because now if anyone is using the Sony A7 or the Leica SL cameras, the goggle will not be an issue whatsoever. If you use live view instead of the rangefinder on your M240, it is not an issue either. So this lens will perform most admirably.
If you do use EVF or live view, then this 35mm Summicron V1 eight element is still one of the best 35mm lenses ever made. It has as much resolution as the modern ASPH version, but has a much more pleasing tonality and more classic bokeh behavior.
A good copy of this sells for 1600-2000. Mine is in fantastic condition minus the focus issue, so I am selling it at 1200. My loss, your gain.
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