Which lens(es) do you have on your leica(s)?

50mm Summilux-M ASPH for almost every occasion.
28mm Elmarit-M ASPH for when I want to do fast street shooting (zone focusing), and wide landscapes.
 
All of them?

21mm Super Angulon f/3.4
35mm Summilux pre-asph
35mm f/3.5 Summaron **
50mm f/1.2 Canon
50mm DR Summicron **
75mm f/1.8 CV Heliar classic
10.5cm f/2.5 Nikkor **

** marked lenses are infrequently used.

Why I have them?
I love the way the DR Cron draws but just never seem to carry it. I like wandering around at night with Kodak XX so I use my faster glass a lot.
I have the 35 Summaron as it was long-term loaned to me by a friend and it's an amazing one for walking around during the day.
The 75 is my first lens of that focal length and I use it frequently alongside my 35 Lux. Love the way it draws.
The SA goes everywhere with me.

Phil Forrest
 
Right now:

M6 - Pre-Asph Summilux 35/1.4.
M2 - Canon 50/1.8 (acting as a bodycap for the moment)
M3 - DR Summicron 50/2.

Not on anything I have a VC 25/4 Color Skopar, and a Zeiss Biogon 35/2.

I may sell off the Biogon, Summilux, and Skopar in favour of a Summicron 35 and a 28 Elmarit.
 
A 50 /2.8 Elmar, 35/3.5 Summaron and a Canon 85mm 2.0. Love the Canon, heavy as lead but beautiful images and fast. The Elmar is nice & compact with great imaging, same for the Summaron. All for my M3 and IIIc.
 
M6 TTL .58 with 28mm f2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH
MP Chrome with 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M
MP Black Paint with 50mm f1.4 Summilux pre-asph E46
M9 with 50mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH
M7 with 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH
M2 with 35mm f2.8 Summaron
 
Right now:
Summilux 35mm pre asph for the glow and night shots
Summilux 50mm pre asph for portrait
Summicron 40mm as everyday 35mm ;)
Biogon 21mm Contax G-convert for a 21mm (everyone should try 21mm)
Planar 50mm for color shots and that modern look

Less is more but more is never enough!
 
the title was "on your leica(s)," so does that mean right now or just in general?

Right now on the bodies:
50 2.8 Elmar Collapsible (LTM) on the M4-P -- First leica lens I bought with the IIIc (because it was cheaper than a 3.5 and I was really entranced by the fact it was collapsible, having come from dSLRs/SLRs), don't really use it much these days, just swapped lenses real quick yesterday and needed somewhere to put it
CV 21 4 (LTM) on the IIIc -- I like that there's virtually no distortion, so the 21 is the best way to pack as much into a frame as possible without things getting (really) screwy. It's small and well made, and the pictures that come out are particularly nice. I've been really liking hyperfocaling with it on the IIIc. Price:IQ is pretty unbelievable as well.


Ready for action:
CV 35 1.4 (M-mount) -- First M mount lens I bought with the R2M I sold a while back to fund the M4-P. Small for being such a fast lens. Don't use it much these days.
Industar 50 3.4 Collapsible (LTM) -- Didn't want to spend another $300 trying to buy a collapsible Elmar 3.5 after having already bought the 2.8 (considerably larger but more importantly considerably heavier), and I figured $35 is worth it. Also heard good things about the Russian lenses *IF*(!!!!!) you can manage to find a good one. Otherwise the quality control is pretty abysmal.
 
Elmar 135/4, Summicron DR 50/2 and a Summaron 35/2.8.

The Elmar's gob-smacking sharpness complements the Summicron DR. Sometimes, I can't tell which one to an image. The Summaron is super handy for everything and I get more of the true "Leica glow" and sharp clarity.
 
I wish people would also answer questions two (why do you have them?) and three (How many is enough for you?. Like the OP I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts :)

As for me, I have one Leica (an M7) currently fitted with a Summicron 35mm ASPH. I'm using this lens because its small(ish) and performs extremely well at f2. I also have a Nokton 35mm f/1.2 but prefer the smaller size and greater DOF of the Summicron. I know I could just stop the Nokton down to f/2 to get the same DOF but I'd rather use the smaller lens. The Nokton might just go up on the chopping block one of these days. One 35mm lens in M-mount is enough for me.
 
jonmanjiro said:
I wish people would also answer questions two (why do you have them?) and three (How many is enough for you?. Like the OP I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts :)

As for me, I have one Leica (an M7) currently fitted with a Summicron 35mm ASPH. I'm using this lens because its small(ish) and performs extremely well at f2. I also have a Nokton 35mm f/1.2 but prefer the smaller size and greater DOF of the Summicron. I know I could just stop the Nokton down to f/2 to get the same DOF but I'd rather use the smaller lens. The Nokton might just go up on the chopping block one of these days. One 35mm lens in M-mount is enough for me.
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有難うございます, jonmanjiro。 :)
After selling some of my Leicas, I have those left:
Leica MP Antracite, 50mm lux asph, Voigtländer 21mm/4. It is because 50mm is universal, and 21mm for wide (and more than wide enough) shots. I use m4/3 and other small sensor digital things for tele.

Had 35mm, 90mm, 28mm and m3, but they became less and less used...
 
I don't know how many will be enough, but at the moment I am quite content with the lenses I use and own. I currently have a 50/2 Summitar mounted on my M2, and I don't think I'll be going back to my 50/2 Summicron v2 for a while.
 
Which lenses:

ZM 18/4: incredibly sharp on center. used on the M8, it is superlative

ZM 21/4.5: very even across the whole frame, excellent color, small size, great on film.

Leica 24/3.8: an exceptional lens in every way (except of course speed).

CV 35/1.2 v.1 Chrome: inimitable rendering. fast.

Rollei 40/2.8: tiny. sonnar quality (bitingly sharp on center, fuzzy in the corners) adds drama to the OOF, making it seem more like an f/2 lens.

Konica 50/2.4: small, silly sharp.

ZM 50/1.5: love the rendering in both color and black and white. Well known for portraiture, it can also be used for landscape if one wants a romantic effect.

Nikkor 85/2 Black: excellent portrait lens, lightweight.

Tele-Elmar 135/4 E46: physically a bit long, but has a beautiful, smooth, sharp rendering.

"Enough" is subjective, and always less than I would have thought. KISKIL: "keep it simple, keep it light".

I will eventually add a CV 75/1.8 and an M-Hex 90/2.8 to the above.
 
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