Holy smoke Batman, I just received the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH for a review. I’ll have it for a week so check out how I feel about this lens.

Because I didn’t find a decent picture of the lens itself to get an impression of the size, here’s a quick snap of the lens. It’s much lighter and smaller than the 50/1.4 SL, but also quite bigger than the Summarit-M 75/2.5, which is (I know) half a stop slower. Also, AF seems to be very fast.

The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 APSH on the SL versus the Summarit 75/2.5 on the M.
The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 APSH on the SL versus the Summarit 75/2.5 on the M.

Also, Leica has released firmware version 3.1 for the SL and I’ve just updated my camera. I’m curious if this update also fixes the ‘hickup’ that I sometimes have when pressing the shutter.

Happy times for SL users!