![]() ![]() Leica claims it’s their most perfect lens ever – the MTF charts certainly support this, but we will of course have to use it in the field to see if a) these claims bear out, and more importantly b) whether we can see the difference under typical shooting conditions. The 50 AA is a complicated design: 8 elements in 5 groups, in what appears to be a heavily modified double-Gauss design with a complex rear floating aspherical group, along the lines of that used in the recent 35/1.4 ASPH FLE. The full name is a bit of a mouthful, so I’m going to refer to it as the 50 AA from here on. Note: I’ve been informed by Leica that both camera and lens are prototypes, and there may be changes between now and the final release product. ![]() Personally, I find this a much more interesting announcement than the other two items – but then again, I’m also the sort of person who has eight ways to get to 28mm (and can find a use for all of them) – and I do appreciate the gentle field curvature of a Tessar design. Part one of this review took a look at Leica’s new M-Monochrom I’ve had a chance to review already earlier however, it’s now time to take a look at the accompanying lens. ![]() Clicking on an image will bring you the Flickr page where you can access larger versions. All non-product images in this review were shot with a Leica M9-P and the 50/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, with the exception of the one B&W image lower down the review. ![]()
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