Leica MACRO-ELMAR-M 90 mm F/4.0 Lens (Silver)

Leica Summicron R 50 Mm F 2 0 Lens

Average rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

1) - Best Lens And Best Value For 50mm :

Rating: 5 by island_ann on 2011-08-01

I bought a really old, 1970s, version of this lens for my Canon 5d Mark II. Before this, I was not pleased with other manufacturers new lenses that were made for Canon EOS in this focal length for twice or more the price! I was very surprised and please how beautiful the images were out of this old lens. You can't beat the quality of a Leica lens if it has been cared for, even after 30 to 40 years. Note that in a Canon EOS camera with an adaptor, you are going almost completely back to manual photog...read more >>>

2) - Leica-r Summicron 50mm F2 :

Rating: 5 by aristotlekallis1970 on 2009-08-06

This is a truly outstanding lens - so sharp that it makes much more expensive lenses feel like cheap zoom alternatives. I mounted it on a Canon 5D Mk II via an adapter and compared to my Canon 24-105L and the Canon 50 f1.4. It really shames the former (partly, but not totally, predictable, given that it is a prime-versus-zoom comparison, but the 24-105 is an L lens and 50mm is towards the middle of its zoom range, so performance is near its peak). With regard to the latter, the difference in quality is smal...read more >>>