Leica M2, and Light Lens Lab 8 Element 35 F2 lens.

 New camera and lens time. In my continuing bout of gear acquisition syndrome this past spring, I rescued an early production button rewind Leica M2 at Burlington Camera, it needed some love. The veiwfinder needed fixing and everything else could have used an adjusting and lubrication. I got it back just before I moved to the city and my M2 felt brand new in my hands, and "just right." 

The other bit of kit I bought was the Light Lens Lab tribute/reproduction note for note, the eight element 35 F2 Summicron lens from Leica right down to the type of glass used in the lens elements. The original eight element Summicron has gotten silly expensive of late, having read a ton of reviews on this lens and not being a Leica purist, I bought the lens. What I found was LLL 35 F2 performed really well with Cinestill 400D in both foggy almost damp weather and on a super sunny day. 

Am I done buying Leica gear? Don't know. Maybe a M mount 28mm lens in the medium term future. Right now I have some things I want to buy for the condo, like shelving for my camera gear. 


Camera: Leica M2 button Rewind, Light Lens Lab Eight Element 35 F2 "Summicron" Lens. 

Film: Cinestill 400, processed by Graination Lab. 


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