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The new Lux is well known to be one of the best 50mm lenses made today but it is 3x the cost of the Sonnar.

This narrowed down my search to 2 lenses – Leica Lux 50/1.4 ASPH vs Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50/1.5. I would compare the edge to edge sharpness of the Lux ASPH with the very sharp Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 that also has that modern look. the Zeiss but have better microcontrast and sharpness to give a modern look. Similar to the Zeiss Sonnar ZM C 50mm f1.5 (but with the Leica touch) Lux ASPH photos are not as creamy in texture vs. Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 (Lux 50) I feel this vintage look is also obtainable with the cheap, tiny but mighty Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f1.4. Pre-ASPH is also similar to my Jupiter 3 Russian Sonnar clone – 50/1.5 that has that classic look. Similar to the Zeiss Sonnar ZM C 50mm f1.5 (but with the Leica touch) Lux pre-ASPH is not as sharp or contrasty as the Planar. The Cron is a very sharp lens with a nice smooth look but costs almost 10x more than the Planar. Similar to my Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 (but with the Leica touch). My reviews normally include reading as much as I can from various sources but also viewing as many pictures as possible to get a feel for what the lenses can do.Īfter much reading, my thoughts are: Leica Cron 50/2 APO That lead me to the Leica Summicron 50mm f2 v5 lens(“Cron”) and Leica Summilux (“Lux”) (Pre-ASPH & ASPH) 50mm f1.4.

I like the idea of using the legendary Leica Noctilux 50mm f1.0 lens but I cannot spend that kind of money at this stage. I don’t own any Leica lenses and I always wonder if I am missing out. I currently use a Leica M9 camera with various Voigtlander lenses and a Zeiss Planar 50/2 lenses. Leica M9 Fashion, a photo by MatthewOsbornePhotography_ on Flickr.