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ijonas said:
So the 75 & 90mm are my first target, followed by potentially replacing the Nokton, which although useful at f1.5 isn't the greatest lens I've used. So its likely to be replaced by a 50/2 Summicron.
Ij if you don't mind a stop slower at 50mm you might want to consider the current Leica Elmar-M 50mm/f2.8. Originally based on a Zeiss Tessar design, it is a cracking lens that continues to be under-rated in the Leica world. I've owned two samples of the current 50mm Summicron and while I think it is a great lens, it is too sharp! Its great for architecture but unkind to people, and has a rather cool color rendition in comparison to the Elmar. I shot the attached pic over the weekend with my Elmar-M at around f4.

Also with the 90 consider the (thin) Tele-Elmarit 90mm/f2.8, just a great little lens that like the Elmar isn't the fastest but is small and lightweight and does a great job. I have quite a number of shots in my gallery taken with that lens.

I absolutely agree with you about the CV 35mm/f2.5 - I have the first pancake version and I love it! :)
 
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