Erik van Straten
Veteran
The Summaron 35mm f/2.8 (and the f/3.5) are great lenses.
gelatine silver print (summaron 35mm f2.8) leica m2
Erik.
gelatine silver print (summaron 35mm f2.8) leica m2
Erik.

The first batch hasn’t even yet been delivered fully and after that it’ll be double or triple the $500. A 6-bit coded lens from Leica with a warranty that you can order and be assured of delivery is very compelling.
Is this confirmed, or just rumored at this point? Rather interesting considering the 35/2.5 Summarit.
Does anyone know if those of us still waiting for our lens from Kevin will now be able to get the improved aperture scale design?
Yes, this happened with my black lens too. Kevin sent it back as he was not satisfied with it. I also did not ask him what was wrong with the lens.
Thank you! Good to know and saves me pestering Kevin 🙂My black paint version is supposed to ship in the next day or so. Based on the photo of it sent by Kevin, it has the new aperture ring design and new serial number sequence. Coating appears to be the orange type. In his note he said it was the new version but didn't specify what all the changes were. The equal aperture scale spacing was the only obvious functional difference I could see from the photo.
FWIW, mine was delayed several weeks because it didn't pass Kevin's quality control and had to be returned to the factory. Kevin didn't specify what the problem was and I didn't ask because I don't want it to potentially bias my thinking when I do my own QC tests.
I'm curious if anyone else was informed their lens didn't initially pass Kevin's QC tests?
Wonder how high his rejection rate is?
Can't imagine a price of $500 allows for much QC.
Confidence restored. Thank you!
One aspect that interested me in the lens is its wide open character.
Paid for my lens today! Very excited. Ended up switching to black paint because the brass ain't happening anytime soon. Many thanks to Kevin. Can't wait to get the lens ... well, I guess I can, but you know what I mean.
The better coating makes the replica more contrasty than the Summicron.
And I need to explain the situation to you first. That is due to the high production cost of the brass version, failure to produce the right anti-dioxide coating, they stopped making the bare brass version they announced in 2019. Maybe they will start to produce the brass version again in the future, but that will be different than the one we have seen before and with a much higher cost. I am very sorry about it. This is really out of my control. I kept waiting for them to give me good news on the brass version. But unfortunately, they cannot make it happen.