Vintage Perfection | Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 8-Element

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The team at Light Lens Lab are doing some really amazing things to pay homage to vintage lenses of the past. The 35mm f/2 Eight Element from Leica is a lens I’ve always wanted to try, so this was a fun project.
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@hunterhart1 3 месяца назад

The flares are real, I love that about this lens. I shot it on the SL for a while and was not disappointed at all about that! Great review Benj.

@richardsimms251 3 месяца назад

Very enjoyable video. Thank you.

@What_Other_Hobbies 3 месяца назад

Such a beautiful lens.

@MGraslund 3 месяца назад

As a person who spent even more money on the LLL copy 8-element (i bought the Henri-Cartier Bresson version because it’s LTM mount and different infinity lock) and used it almost daily for 6 months, I’ve gotten very mixed feelings towards it. My lens broke about a month ago (the lens jumped out of the rangefinder/meter scale) and as I reached out to LLL about it (regarding the 1 year warranty) they haven’t responded at all. I also bought the Elcan LTM copy at the same time as the 8-element, and the lens leaked grease all over my shutter on my M3/M2s before I discovered it and also on my friends M11, which was way more devastating as you might expect. The only response I got from the incident was to buy a Zeiss lens cleaning towel. I was also very close to put down a preorder on the new f1.2, but fortunately this happened right before I had the full amount ready. Great seller but ZERO customer service. I don’t think that I will be buying any lenses from LLL again which is to bad because I love this concept

@arturocontreras6648 3 месяца назад

Good to know. I have the 35 8 element on my M11 right now. I'll be taking it off.

@SSJBLADE1 3 месяца назад

@@arturocontreras6648 Why? If it doesn't cause issues for you currently.

@MGraslund 3 месяца назад

@@arturocontreras6648If your lens isn’t leaking I wouldn’t be to concerned. Just keep a close eye on your equipment, remove the lens and do a quick check up before heading out/using it😊 I had a really bad experience regarding the quality control and customer service, something that never gets caught in a review for pretty obvious reasons, but might be good to know for real life consumers.

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

Ah that’s hard to hear, hope it actually gets resolved. I’ll send an email to my contact letting them know and see if it can help get escalated.

@arturocontreras6648 3 месяца назад

@@SSJBLADE1 I'm not going to wait for it start leaking oil all over my camera.

@MatthewMorse 3 месяца назад

This is the only thing I miss about having my M6. Such an incredible lens.

@zKMotion 3 месяца назад

the IQ looks good, thanks for reviewing this lens. Hope that LLL will release a 21mm/28mm in the future.

@_parkphoto 3 месяца назад

Yeah this lens is super cool, I actually used it to shoot just the flare for a video I'll be posting in a week - I was going for a Greg Fraser-Dune inspired look and I think it did really well for that flare look. Super dope.

@erichung9043 3 месяца назад

I have the LTM collapsible. It's incredibly small and produces a rendering that I like. I also have the latest Leica Apherical. But I always reach for my LLL since it's so small.

@phillipallaway7306 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the review Benj. Great that you reached out to LLL. They are doing some great replica M lenses at the moment. I have the collapsible version of this lens. I use it on my M11M when I want a softer look and actually prefer it to the 35 Summilux in monochrome. It came without a hood but later LLL offered a hood for it at an additional cost which I bought but haven't used as yet as I am travelling through Europe and left the monochrome at home (Aus).

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

gosh this thing would absolutely SING on a monchrom.

@Jkvillaluz 3 месяца назад

Hi Benj I noticed you made a comparison to the Nokton in this video. I thought you mentioned you didn't like that one? Did you mean Ultron or did your opinion change on it?

@amaniahnuar 3 месяца назад

Light Lens Lab is awesome and this lens is no exception from them. I have the 50mm f/2 Elcan and gosh dare I say it's their BEST product yet. Anyway, been waiting for that Ultron hood from Squarehood but I think they haven't released em yet :')

@shaunphaneuf5018 3 месяца назад

love my copy! despite LLL's terrible customer service and quality control and my lens being gone for repair for over almost a year and a half since the day i bought it. the lens is spectacular on my SL2 and M10!

@emanon321 3 месяца назад

Sounds painful. No disrespect intended.

@Ranger629 3 месяца назад

Will they ever make a 28mm. I'll definitely buy a 28mm having already own a 35mm Summicron. Owning another 28mm Summicron doesn't make sense. But a 28mm LLL may be a better choice.

@mrqciek 3 месяца назад

Hi Ben. How do you compare this lens to the 35 f2 ultron?

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

Ultron is definitely sharper and more modern, but it does swirl which is cool. Sort of in the middle of vintage and modern.

@mrqciek 3 месяца назад

@@benjhaisch thanks

@creative_cozmic 3 месяца назад

I own a Sony and am jealous of all the great manual lenses there are in M mount. I can adapt but that isn’t ideal and there is the corner smearing issue with wider lenses.

@carpballet 3 месяца назад

Do you have arm tats? They would complete the look.

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

I’ll work on it

@michal_502 3 месяца назад

So it’s pretty much like Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.4 SC but slower, softer and more expensive.

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

maybe I had a bad version of the Voigtlander, but I found this to be sharper. Either way, it's probably less about IQ in terms of *performance* and more about the feel, ya know? Take it or leave it, not for everyone.

@TylerMcCool 3 месяца назад

I appreciate the video, but you've lost your compass a bit as to what is expensive.. You're in the Leica deep end now. I just picked up a mint vintage Minolta 58mm at a camera store which performs excellently for $90.. even on my GFX 100 II (barely vignetting).. Lens #13? I lost count..

@benjhaisch 3 месяца назад

It’s all relative if you’re comparing this to a Leica lens. But of course it isn’t “affordable” in comparisons to other mounts. Just a different world for sure.

@TylerMcCool 3 месяца назад

@@benjhaisch Yeah certainly.. Leica Land 😅 I have lived there, but escaped relatively unscathed..

@tsuijoyce9741 29 дней назад

It's not Expensive But the Original Leica Lenses are Better !

@quentindescotte6037 3 месяца назад

It’s way too expensive for what it is. I understand the concept, and I like it, but I won’t pay that price for a « chinese fake vintage » lens. Not for me.

@ccoppola82 3 месяца назад

I was fortunate enough to grab the first release for $500. I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t expecting much. But, it’s built just as nice as my old 35 2.8 Summaron. It absolutely blows away my 35 v2 lux and my 35 v3 cron. It’s now mounted almost permanently on my M6 loaded with HP5 unless I need extra speed and use the lux. It is a BW lens imho.

@webersteve1547 3 месяца назад

The quality of this lens is top notch, and you get it in special versions, like black paint, real chrome, screw mount, collapsible etc. It's really worth the money!

@anthonymiller8979 2 месяца назад

@@webersteve1547 And unlike the other Chinese lenses (which are not copies anyway as they use different optical designs than Leica did) the LLL lenses even duplicate the exact now obsolete glass formulas.

@JeDxDeVu 2 месяца назад

I’ve got one of their other lenses in brass. It’s a beautifully made lens with a lot of attention to detail and feel. If this is what made in China is then that’s fine by me.