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Leica announces smaller, lighter, and cheaper 35mm and 50mm full-frame lenses for L-mount cameras

Leica announces smaller, lighter, and cheaper 35mm and 50mm full-frame lenses for L-mount cameras

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Amid all the news last week, Leica announced a pair of lightweight Summicron prime lenses for L-mount. The Leica Summicron-SL 35mm F2 ASPH. and Leica Summicron-SL 50mm F2 ASPH. lenses are especially interesting additions to Leica's L-mount lineup because both share focal length and apertures with two existing Leica lenses, the APO-Summicron-SL 35mm F2 ASPH. and the APO-Summicron-SL 50mm F2 ASPH. What makes these new primes different, and are they more or less appealing for full-frame L-mount camera users? Let's look at the 35mm...
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