Got my lens last month, still have your issues about the hood. Waiting for the revised version of new hood. I taped a thin light seal foam inside the rim of the square hood, now it is so tight that the hood will never fall off by accident. It’s a great lens with characters.
I _really_ hope that Leica watches this video. They really turned the company around for the digital era with Andreas Kaufman, but it seems a lot of their efforts are being thrown away because of their poor QA and service turn around. Imagine being a professional photographer who shoots Leica. If your camera has issues, have fun simply not having one for 8 months while they figure out that the film pressure plate is scratching negatives, or the camera freezes (digital) or simply bricks. If your lenses have issues, you may as well have back ups of your favourite focal lengths from Voigtlander, or heck, even cheaper brands like TT Artisans, because they seem to have much more reliability than Leica lenses. Which should embarrass Leica HQ considerably. It’s just really unfortunate. I’m glad your new copy seems to be much better, however that turn around time is pretty unacceptable.
I bought a used a chrome Summilux 50mm ASPH from a friend. The lens itself was was sticky in the focus, so I chose to send it in to Wetzlar for some new lube. 310.USD. It took them 3 months before I got it back. Unfortunately when they had assembled the lens, they forgot to tighten the focus finger tab... In again. This time it only took them 2 months. Im fairly disappointed in the way Leica handles their costumer service. In your situation, I don't think it's fair to wait 6 months for something to be fixed. I hope they improve in the future.
yeah I feel for a brand like this they're customer service has to be perfect to justfiy the cost. I am sorry to hear your incident, I would definitely be pissed off if they sent me back the lens with new problems.
Congrats! Mine is still in Germany (sticky focus ring straight out of the box). How did you convince them to give you a new one? I sent it in for warranty (2 months ago) and I'm told I have to wait 7 total months for a repair.
I didn't really specify for a replacement. I too filled out the repair sheet, but ended up getting a replacement. You probably will too if they can't fix it.
Jimmy… first WOW that took that long… that wasn’t cool having to wait 6 mos. Would you say that replacement steel rim is the aperture now the same tightness as the V2 summilux? Or is it more snug? I’m very curious to see how the new hood works with filters when it comes to vignetting. How do we get this new hood? I’ve heard nothing from my dealer or from Leica about this. Thanks for the update Jimmy! Hope this new replacement steel rim works better for you!
I’ve not tested the new hood yet. I sent Leica an email mainly about the loose aperture ring and they updated me with the hood. The replacement is certainly better than the original one but it’s still not on par with other Leica brass lenses like the silver Summicron asph v1. It just felt cheap.
@tonywu5571 Sure cron can’t go to f/1.4, but after reading many sources from the internet, some says 35mm cron v4 uses same optical formula as lux pre-a. I have lux pre-a v2, but I don’t have cron v4 to compare and confirm that both of the lens share same IQ on same aperture. I knew Jimmy have both of the lenses, so I hope he can throws cron to the comparison for analysis 😁
6 months is no way justifiable. 6 weeks would even be a long time. You pay a hefty premium for any a Leica product. That should cover a well functional costumer service and give you feeling that you are importen and well taken care of.
Hello again Jimmy thanks for the last reply. Do you think there is a big different between this lens and summilux fle i ? Because there are 1 meter and 0.7 meter. Thanks !!! ❤
They are two completely different lenses. The FLE v1 is a lot sharper, bigger because it’s a modern design lens. This is a 1950s design so it’s a lot softer wide open and has that classic Leica glow, also a lot smaller
I know Leica has started the delivery of this lens with its redesigned hood, so I think mine is on its way soon. Your comment on the aperture ring is interesting. I think my 35 mm Summilux pre-ASPH is also slightly less than perfect in that respect, ie. not completely tight-fitted. I would like to see a direct comparison of this reissued steel rim to its original version in both performance and build quality.
I don't have the pre-a steel rim, but I do have the titanium version of the last gen pre-a, that lens feels more sturdy, at least the aperture ring fit is better.
@@JimmyChengI finally received mine. It works fine to my satisfaction. Performance wide open at f/1.4 is quite different from other aperture settings. Look forward to your review.
Congratulations!! Please, what is the part number of new lens hood? (my hoods 12486 and 12487) My lens is manufactured 2023.05.16, when is your new lens? -Thanks in advance-
@@JimmyCheng I’ve decided not to buy any ASPH lenses. And nothing from Leica made starting with the M11 and after. M10R and prior is all I need. Also I think their non-ASPH lenses are more beautiful. Anyone who wants a steel rim get the original in mint condition. They’re selling all over the place.
Glad it has been resolved in the end :). Happy shooting!
Got my lens last month, still have your issues about the hood. Waiting for the revised version of new hood. I taped a thin light seal foam inside the rim of the square hood, now it is so tight that the hood will never fall off by accident. It’s a great lens with characters.
fingers crossed!
I _really_ hope that Leica watches this video. They really turned the company around for the digital era with Andreas Kaufman, but it seems a lot of their efforts are being thrown away because of their poor QA and service turn around. Imagine being a professional photographer who shoots Leica. If your camera has issues, have fun simply not having one for 8 months while they figure out that the film pressure plate is scratching negatives, or the camera freezes (digital) or simply bricks. If your lenses have issues, you may as well have back ups of your favourite focal lengths from Voigtlander, or heck, even cheaper brands like TT Artisans, because they seem to have much more reliability than Leica lenses. Which should embarrass Leica HQ considerably. It’s just really unfortunate. I’m glad your new copy seems to be much better, however that turn around time is pretty unacceptable.
totally agree. It’s sad to see the newer lenses having so many issues. They should really up the QA game before losing some of the loyal customers.
I bought a used a chrome Summilux 50mm ASPH from a friend. The lens itself was was sticky in the focus, so I chose to send it in to Wetzlar for some new lube. 310.USD. It took them 3 months before I got it back. Unfortunately when they had assembled the lens, they forgot to tighten the focus finger tab... In again. This time it only took them 2 months.
Im fairly disappointed in the way Leica handles their costumer service. In your situation, I don't think it's fair to wait 6 months for something to be fixed. I hope they improve in the future.
yeah I feel for a brand like this they're customer service has to be perfect to justfiy the cost. I am sorry to hear your incident, I would definitely be pissed off if they sent me back the lens with new problems.
Hi, are you planning on a review of the steel rim? Thanks
Congrats! Mine is still in Germany (sticky focus ring straight out of the box). How did you convince them to give you a new one? I sent it in for warranty (2 months ago) and I'm told I have to wait 7 total months for a repair.
I didn't really specify for a replacement. I too filled out the repair sheet, but ended up getting a replacement. You probably will too if they can't fix it.
Jimmy… first WOW that took that long… that wasn’t cool having to wait 6 mos. Would you say that replacement steel rim is the aperture now the same tightness as the V2 summilux? Or is it more snug? I’m very curious to see how the new hood works with filters when it comes to vignetting. How do we get this new hood? I’ve heard nothing from my dealer or from Leica about this. Thanks for the update Jimmy! Hope this new replacement steel rim works better for you!
I’ve not tested the new hood yet. I sent Leica an email mainly about the loose aperture ring and they updated me with the hood. The replacement is certainly better than the original one but it’s still not on par with other Leica brass lenses like the silver Summicron asph v1. It just felt cheap.
Jimmy, for the next video please don't forget to include 35mm summicron v4 (bokeh king) into the comparation as well. Thank you :)
Well maybe Jimmy wants to compare inside the luxes (max F1.4) only😂 the crons are on the other track.
@tonywu5571 Sure cron can’t go to f/1.4, but after reading many sources from the internet, some says 35mm cron v4 uses same optical formula as lux pre-a. I have lux pre-a v2, but I don’t have cron v4 to compare and confirm that both of the lens share same IQ on same aperture. I knew Jimmy have both of the lenses, so I hope he can throws cron to the comparison for analysis 😁
@@estogaza1 those things are selling at such ridiculous prices you might as well get the Voigtlander 35f1.4 Nokton classic and shoot it at f2.
6 months is no way justifiable. 6 weeks would even be a long time. You pay a hefty premium for any a Leica product. That should cover a well functional costumer service and give you feeling that you are importen and well taken care of.
Hi Jimmy, Can i ask some questions about Hood that you got from Leica. It can used with filter ?
@@ratchaponpoungkaew2061 yep
@ Ollux hood ? How can i get it sir ? It’s for sell now ?
@ it comes with the lens. I got an extra copy for no reason
@ Thank you very much for your comment
聽說Leica Visoflex 2 有嚴重進塵的問題，請問Jimmy 有遇到嗎？
但也有人說不是進塵的問題，而是旁邊的調整環工差過大，導致摩擦產生粉末卡在鏡片裡面
本來想入手的，現在保持觀望了...
天呐‼️ 夸张
@@JimmyCheng 查了些資料，目前唯一解法用相機膠帶貼在側邊
99%徕卡新人第一支原厂35是35.2😁。玩到钢嘴，基本要35.2->35.4FLE->35.4钢嘴
Hello again Jimmy thanks for the last reply. Do you think there is a big different between this lens and summilux fle i ? Because there are 1 meter and 0.7 meter. Thanks !!! ❤
They are two completely different lenses. The FLE v1 is a lot sharper, bigger because it’s a modern design lens. This is a 1950s design so it’s a lot softer wide open and has that classic Leica glow, also a lot smaller
您好，近期有購入此款鋼嘴，想請問當初是如何寫信給公司，讓他們寄新的遮光罩給您的🙏
我只是寄回去维修置换的，他们顺便给了而已
I know Leica has started the delivery of this lens with its redesigned hood, so I think mine is on its way soon. Your comment on the aperture ring is interesting. I think my 35 mm Summilux pre-ASPH is also slightly less than perfect in that respect, ie. not completely tight-fitted. I would like to see a direct comparison of this reissued steel rim to its original version in both performance and build quality.
I don't have the pre-a steel rim, but I do have the titanium version of the last gen pre-a, that lens feels more sturdy, at least the aperture ring fit is better.
@@JimmyChengI finally received mine. It works fine to my satisfaction. Performance wide open at f/1.4 is quite different from other aperture settings. Look forward to your review.
Congratulations!! Please, what is the part number of new lens hood? (my hoods 12486 and 12487) My lens is manufactured 2023.05.16, when is your new lens? -Thanks in advance-
around the same time. You should be good.
Need more english content :(
Sad. You go buy a Voigtlander lens for a few hundred bucks and it comes correct.
Exactly
@@JimmyCheng I’ve decided not to buy any ASPH lenses. And nothing from Leica made starting with the M11 and after. M10R and prior is all I need. Also I think their non-ASPH lenses are more beautiful. Anyone who wants a steel rim get the original in mint condition. They’re selling all over the place.
@@dacookieman_ I already had the APO-Lanthar. They’re all too much. Too much sharpness. Too much contrast. Too much perfection. Too big. Too heavy.
赞 期待用m9试哈哈
刚嘴和m9一起出一起吧，看看两个玄学鄙视链的顶端凑一起能出来什么样的火花哈哈