Leica’s 50mm f/1.5 Summarit, which comes in M- or LTM mounts — I bought last year a mint LTM lens copy which I can use with an adapter on my Leica M3 — is often reviewed as an old vintage lens not being sharp enough in the center of the frame wide open. Even though it might not be as sharp as the modern f/1.4-based Leica Summilux lenses, it is more than sharp enough wide open for my taste.

Continue reading 5 Frames… With a Leica M3, Summarit 50mm f/1.5 LTM and Ilford Pan F (EI 50 / 35mm format) – by Martin Bluhm at EMULSIVE.