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Hot on the heels of yesterday`s Noctilux-M 75mm F1.25 ASPH announcement, Leica has debuted yet another lens this week. This time, it`s a special edition: the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2 ASPH `LHSA` released in honor of the 50th anniversary of The International Leica Society (LHSA).
What makes this lens special is, basically, that it meshes the styling of the original Summicon 50mm F2 from 1954 with the optics of the current APO-Summicron 50mm F2 ASPH released in May of 2012. Optically, it`s identical to the 2012 lens, but on the outside it features either a black paint or silver chrome finish, a 1950s style lens hood, and red engravings of the distance scale. Other special markings include:
The special serial number is engraved on the aperture ring and is picked out in black on the silver chrome version and is not coloured on the black paint lens. Further engravings are found on the bayonet ring: `MADE IN GERMANY´ and the LHSA Logo - both of which are not picked out in colour.
This special edition Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2 ASPH `LHSA` will be limited to just 500 copies-300 in the black finish and 200 in silver-and each of them will come in `high quality packaging` with a certificate of authenticity.
Both colors will be available starting the 4th of December, and according to our contacts at Leica it will retail for $9,595. That`s $1,800 more than the non-special edition lens retails for.
To learn more about this lens, visit the Leica website.
Press Release
Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH. `LHSA`: Special Edition to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of `The International Leica Society` (LHSA)
Wetzlar, 30 November 2017 - For the past 50 years, `The International Leica Society´ (LHSA) has dedicated itself to res ...
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