After parte 1… this is a MUST! Fantastic vision and presentation of the most amazing lens Leica made - 8 element 35mm with googles. Sadly I will never be able to use it in my iiif… but I already love the f2 50mm Summitar look… it also gives a wonderful rendition that is a bit better than reality… like a painting…
This is the so far the best Leica 8-element talking on the youtube. I could feel the deep love and passion even from the other side of the screen. LIKED and SUBSCRIBED!!
A beautiful video, Steven, the best I've seen. Not only informative, but passionate. I'm convinced I must get myself an M3 with this lens. I've noted that the images in your other videos and on your Flickr site are superb, but I have to say that images here from this lens are unique. Thank you for making this video. And don't worry about your English, it's beautiful!
I really enjoy your videos, you have a calmness about you that’s very easy to listen to. Thanks to your video my 1960 8 element arrived today so I guess it’s noodles for dinner for a while :). Thank you.
I really enjoyed this video and your photographs. Indeed, both the M3 and 35mm Summicron v1 are special pieces of Leica history. Thank you--I look forward to seeing more videos.
Great video, thank you for sharing it! It is truly a magnificent lens from the glorious era of Leica! Nobody makes lenses like that any more. I suppose it would be too expensive nowadays.
Curious if you have used the Light Lens Lab 35mm f2, which attempts to replicate the Leica 8 element. I have found it to be quite magical. The flare is a little different but it does use flint glass and wide open you get a excellent glow, as well as the highlights do seem to be retained even with overexposure. It'd be interesting to see your perspective on this.
I have bought the 35 mm Summilux Pre-ASPH after viewing your video. I am now looking for the 35 mm f/2.8 Summaron and this 5 mm Summicron for both my M and SL2. Much appreciated.
Steven : I do not know how , the Canon L39 stack up against these , I love the 50mm DR F2 , the best , then the 35mm 1.4 for the glow of the skin , but yes this F2 8 element is delicious. I only have one Leica lens now the Asph / Apo 90mm F2 Summicron , and I treasure that lens , yes it is 6 bit in black. I love my 90 AP / ASPH
Steven, Kimura Ihei was indeed a Leica photographer. I discovered his work online about 2 years ago. However so much of his work remains out of print. He visited a particular japanese province more than 20 times. Maybe it was Akita. I am not sure. He might have well used the lens since many of his images seem to be taken with a 35mm.
There was an exhibition of his photography in Tokyo 2 years ago, and it was a color negative film he shot in Paris. I am amazed that he may was using 8-elements lens at that time, because the colors are so similar.
Love your videos, keep it up. I am a Leica shooter already, but after seeing this video, love the M3 and goggles version, I bought myself the exact set up. Do you use filter to protect the front element?
it is great video. am also new in Leica World. I'll make a video of my shots with my M6 camera. thanks for great video. and your English is great. I understand everything you said.
summicron 35 v1 is great. But today it is very hard to find one with good quality. And the price goes crazy. So unless you are a collector, a new modern summicron is more practical. When I was in Tokyo, Leica Ginza refused to CLA my summicron 35 v1, they don't do services for old M also.
thank you for your video. a quick question if you may - if I have the lens and i will remove the googles, can it be used on a modern Leica mp without any adjustments?
Don't buy any have mist, haze or fog lens, that will very difficult clean up. But my friend has cleaned his hazed Leica lens by some Toilet cleaner containing hydrochloric acid, maybe it will useful.
Thank you thank you for sharing your thoughts on this excellent lens. Years ago I was bitten by the Leica bug, my first serious camera was a Leica M3 with a 1.5 50 mm Summarit lens. I loved that camera but I found it very limited. Years later I borrowed a Leica M6 with a 35 F2 Sumicron and compared it with my Nikon FE with a 35 mm F2 AIS lens. When I examined the slides with 100 power microscope I could see very little difference. The only difference I can really see was that the Sumicron and had less flair. Not trying to take anything away from Leica it is a niche camera which is not mass produced like the Nikon. The lens that blew both of them away was the 55 mm F3.5 micro Nikkor the sharpness of that lens was incredible and I paid $50 for it. I also enjoyed seeing my depth of field in the SLR viewfinder which the Leica doesn’t show. But you can’t beat the Leica for being unobtrusive when doing things like street photography. However the new mirrorless cameras can now do silent photography and adapt most vintage lenses to their bodies. That’s where I find my older Nikon 1 V1 and J5 to be excellent performers in this genre. Regards Gerry
Steven, I’m so glad I just found you on RUclips. I’m a new Leica fan but I’m extremely impressed with your knowledge about Leica Cameras. I love your accent and I’m impressed with your usage of English vocabularies. Couldn’t wait to hear your Shanghainese Mandarin and Japanese ( I assume you speak them all!) Thank you so much for the good work! May I ask you if you have to take only one Leica and only one Leica lens which one would you take? :-)
Greetings Tanno-san, I thoroughly enjoy your video reviews. Very informative but communicated more like a personal conversation than a lecture. Very nice. I have watched your reviews on both the Leica Summicron M DR 50mm f2 and the Leica Summicron M 35mm f2 V1. Tanno-san, if you could only afford one of these jewels, which one would you purchase? Thank you, Chaps Okinawa, Japan
@@StevenTanno thank you for your quick response. Much appreciated. My Leica Guy in Hong Kong upped the ante just a bit. He’s got the ‘Steel Rim’. Leica Summilux M 35mm f1.4 V1 Steel Rim 1964. But in the end I think that I’m going with my original plan and get the DR 50 f2 to permanently mount to my M3. Thank you, Chaps
我是居住在美國40多年的華人，幾年前退休後才接觸到 Leica. I’m very much impressed with your English and your knowledge of Leica cameras! Please keep your good work! I enjoyed your video very much!
It was a little louder than I prefer but I found it added a sense of wonder that corresponded with the awe Leica cameras tend to draw from us. It felt appropriate but I do wish it was lowered slightly.
I love your videos. Don’t worry about your voice. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, experiences and images.
Thank you so much
I love his voice. So genuine, endearing and relaxing.
After parte 1… this is a MUST! Fantastic vision and presentation of the most amazing lens Leica made - 8 element 35mm with googles. Sadly I will never be able to use it in my iiif… but I already love the f2 50mm Summitar look… it also gives a wonderful rendition that is a bit better than reality… like a painting…
This is the so far the best Leica 8-element talking on the youtube. I could feel the deep love and passion even from the other side of the screen. LIKED and SUBSCRIBED!!
Thank you Ethan :))
Your videos are sooooo beautiful, pleasure to view and listen the story, regards from Argentina! Here we love japanese culture
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the M3 and the 8E lens. Really great summary.
thanks😄
Wunderbarer Vortrag. Informativ und emotional. Habe mir gleich ein 8-element gekauft und bin begeistert.
Das ist großartig Danke!
Thank you for sharing Steven. Just purchased my first Leica, an M3, at the age of 67 lol
very nice 😄
Congrats, Tom, enjoy
congrats ! never too late to enter Leica world !
@@vu_derArchitekt I have since purchased a mint MDa, a IIf, and a IIIf. I've gotten the bug lol
The way you describe your experience with the lens is so poetic, and very enjoyable to listen to.
A beautiful video, Steven, the best I've seen. Not only informative, but passionate. I'm convinced I must get myself an M3 with this lens. I've noted that the images in your other videos and on your Flickr site are superb, but I have to say that images here from this lens are unique. Thank you for making this video. And don't worry about your English, it's beautiful!
Thank you Barry :)
I really enjoy your videos, you have a calmness about you that’s very easy to listen to. Thanks to your video my 1960 8 element arrived today so I guess it’s noodles for dinner for a while :). Thank you.
I really enjoyed this video and your photographs. Indeed, both the M3 and 35mm Summicron v1 are special pieces of Leica history. Thank you--I look forward to seeing more videos.
Thank U very much, my pleasure! have a nice weekend :)
Great video, thank you for sharing it! It is truly a magnificent lens from the glorious era of Leica! Nobody makes lenses like that any more. I suppose it would be too expensive nowadays.
Yes, Thank you very much:)
Fantastic Video! I really enjoyed it, you speak with so much passion. Thank you 😊
thank you：））
Great video ! Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to pursuit one of this 8 elements
Thank you for the helpful and informative video, and your personal insights and photographs.
Thanks!
insane choice of music
Curious if you have used the Light Lens Lab 35mm f2, which attempts to replicate the Leica 8 element. I have found it to be quite magical. The flare is a little different but it does use flint glass and wide open you get a excellent glow, as well as the highlights do seem to be retained even with overexposure. It'd be interesting to see your perspective on this.
I was hear it but have not tested it. Thank you :)
Viewing this from South Africa. Excellent video, I really enjoyed it.
Thank you for the indepth discussion and review of the Summicron 35mm 8-element. ありがとうございます！伝説の8枚玉ですね。
ありがとう：）
Hi Steven
I am very much enjoy your video you make it regarding all your Leica story .. thanks for share ..
Wonderful introduction of the lens. Pls continue to do these videos in English.
Thank U very much :)
I have bought the 35 mm Summilux Pre-ASPH after viewing your video. I am now looking for the 35 mm f/2.8 Summaron and this 5 mm Summicron for both my M and SL2. Much appreciated.
Good choice and thank you :)))
Very good video. I watched it before and reviewed it several times, with twice today.
Best leica lens, love your passion
Steven : I do not know how , the Canon L39 stack up against these , I love the 50mm DR F2 , the best , then the 35mm 1.4 for the glow of the skin , but yes this F2 8 element is delicious. I only have one Leica lens now the Asph / Apo 90mm F2 Summicron , and I treasure that lens , yes it is 6 bit in black. I love my 90 AP / ASPH
90 Summicron is a APO lens, yes it's great. I was use a Canon 50/1.2 L39 lens but I found its bright part a little bit flat, looks exhausted.
Thanks for your effort in creating this video… really appreciate it.
Thank U：））
Steven, Kimura Ihei was indeed a Leica photographer. I discovered his work online about 2 years ago. However so much of his work remains out of print. He visited a particular japanese province more than 20 times. Maybe it was Akita. I am not sure. He might have well used the lens since many of his images seem to be taken with a 35mm.
There was an exhibition of his photography in Tokyo 2 years ago, and it was a color negative film he shot in Paris. I am amazed that he may was using 8-elements lens at that time, because the colors are so similar.
It's great to know new things about this lens. Great video. Subscribing right now.
thanks a lot：）
Awesome. Great photographs. Great knowledge.
Loving your videos! So informative. Thank you! 👍🏽📷👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you Mr. Robles ：）
听着英文舒服，看着中文畅快，M3的快门声不可形容的妙
😂
Amazing camera!!! So gorgeous 🤙👍👏🇦🇷
thanks for your video, keep posting!
Thanks alot! Great video about a great lens!
Love your videos, keep it up. I am a Leica shooter already, but after seeing this video, love the M3 and goggles version, I bought myself the exact set up.
Do you use filter to protect the front element?
Thank you James, yes I use UV filter, But I only have one Leica UV filter for two Summicrons.
有一套和您一样的器材
很好👍
nice video. Happy to discover the googles. Thx for that
😄👍
Thanks for the video.
thanks：）
請問一下，影片中提到的遮光罩有型號嗎?很好奇實體長怎樣
Great videos. Thank!
thanks：）
YOur videos are the best!
Woww so much backround Info fantastic Video
Thanks ；）
很感動 謝謝你用心的拍出這樣的影片
Hi Steven, your English is not bad at all. I am German and I can understand each word :)
i am happy to hear this，thank u very much:)
beautiful video
Does the summaron 35mm f2.8 perform similar to the expensive 8 element?
yes it similar to.
it is great video. am also new in Leica World. I'll make a video of my shots with my M6 camera. thanks for great video. and your English is great. I understand everything you said.
Thank you very much :)
What a fantastic video! Thank you!
thank you very much：）
summicron 35 v1 is great. But today it is very hard to find one with good quality. And the price goes crazy. So unless you are a collector, a new modern summicron is more practical.
When I was in Tokyo, Leica Ginza refused to CLA my summicron 35 v1, they don't do services for old M also.
You can go to Kanto Camera, they are the best. they have high professional skills, not even worse than Leica.
Hi Steven, I got this lens from a friend of mine, the gogle was removed. So, my question is can I use this lens with Leica M2? Thanks in advance.
The focusing of the rangefinder must be adjusted by repair guy. :)
Well done Steven.Hello from Saudi Arabia.
Thank U ;)
thank you for your video. a quick question if you may -
if I have the lens and i will remove the googles, can it be used on a modern Leica mp without any adjustments?
No, you can't. You must to adjustment it :)
@@StevenTanno do you know where can I do the adjustments ?
@@12barko I know Kanto Camera in Japan is nice.
Hello, did you have your lens cleaned? It seems a lot of them have a little haze inside. Thank you sir!
Don't buy any have mist, haze or fog lens, that will very difficult clean up. But my friend has cleaned his hazed Leica lens by some Toilet cleaner containing hydrochloric acid, maybe it will useful.
You can not expect a perfect condition from a 60-year-olds lens. A little haze or foggy in the border is acceptable.
well done, thank you
Well done Steven
thank u very much 😄
Thank you thank you for sharing your thoughts on this excellent lens. Years ago I was bitten by the Leica bug, my first serious camera was a Leica M3 with a 1.5 50 mm Summarit lens. I loved that camera but I found it very limited. Years later I borrowed a Leica M6 with a 35 F2 Sumicron and compared it with my Nikon FE with a 35 mm F2 AIS lens. When I examined the slides with 100 power microscope I could see very little difference. The only difference I can really see was that the Sumicron and had less flair. Not trying to take anything away from Leica it is a niche camera which is not mass produced like the Nikon. The lens that blew both of them away was the 55 mm F3.5 micro Nikkor the sharpness of that lens was incredible and I paid $50 for it. I also enjoyed seeing my depth of field in the SLR viewfinder which the Leica doesn’t show. But you can’t beat the Leica for being unobtrusive when doing things like street photography. However the new mirrorless cameras can now do silent photography and adapt most vintage lenses to their bodies. That’s where I find my older Nikon 1 V1 and J5 to be excellent performers in this genre. Regards Gerry
Great review
can the goggle remove and use it in m2?
No it's not a good idea.
Simple question:
My 35mm Summicron with goggles is number: 1671682 Is this the 8-Element lens?
yes it is
Steven, Is verso1 Summicron 35mm 8 elements with goggle made in Canada?
Thank you sir!
yes, I have only seen goggle version made in Canada.
Steven, I’m so glad I just found you on RUclips. I’m a new Leica fan but I’m extremely impressed with your knowledge about Leica Cameras. I love your accent and I’m impressed with your usage of English vocabularies. Couldn’t wait to hear your Shanghainese Mandarin and Japanese ( I assume you speak them all!)
Thank you so much for the good work!
May I ask you if you have to take only one Leica and only one Leica lens which one would you take? :-)
@@benwang9852 i will take the M6 with Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Pre-A, :) and thank U!
Steven Tanno,
Thank you for responding my question!
Do you have favorite digital Leica?
@@benwang9852 I don't like Leica digital camera, actually they not as good as Sony or Canon I believe. ;)
Greetings Tanno-san, I thoroughly enjoy your video reviews. Very informative but communicated more like a personal conversation than a lecture. Very nice. I have watched your reviews on both the Leica Summicron M DR 50mm f2 and the Leica Summicron M 35mm f2 V1. Tanno-san, if you could only afford one of these jewels, which one would you purchase? Thank you, Chaps Okinawa, Japan
of course 35mm f2 V1, it's most unique lens in Leica vintage. Thank you Chaps :)
@@StevenTanno thank you for your quick response. Much appreciated. My Leica Guy in Hong Kong upped the ante just a bit. He’s got the ‘Steel Rim’. Leica Summilux M 35mm f1.4 V1 Steel Rim 1964. But in the end I think that I’m going with my original plan and get the DR 50 f2 to permanently mount to my M3. Thank you, Chaps
@@chapsibnnoel3626 Very Nice! thank U :)
Greeting from Australia 我也更喜欢你用中文讲
下次说中文
我是居住在美國40多年的華人，幾年前退休後才接觸到 Leica.
I’m very much impressed with your English and your knowledge of Leica cameras!
Please keep your good work!
I enjoyed your video very much!
I like your English. Where did u learn it?
from American TV show :) thanks!
@@StevenTanno even better to watch BBC News or France24.com but okay 😌
更喜欢你用中文讲解
好吧，以后说中文；）
@@StevenTanno 哇，还有中文呀！
太有腔调了😄
谢谢：）
👍👍👍👍👍💯
Fighting！
国内有大佬复刻了八枚玉 品质很好
是吗？不错哦
@@StevenTanno 是的 具有原本的大佬对比没有什么区别
我有一只 跟原装八枚不一样，对比度高，暗部细节如不徕卡、没有全开圣光的效果
If possible, let me hear your Japanese
The irritating background "music" makes much of the presentation difficult to understand.
It was a little louder than I prefer but I found it added a sense of wonder that corresponded with the awe Leica cameras tend to draw from us. It felt appropriate but I do wish it was lowered slightly.
OK I will, thank you so much my friend.