Minolta MD 35mm f/1.8 Outstanding Condition (new MD, Plain MD, MD III)
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Jul 06, 2021
NOTHING beats a Summicron
Legendary lens, for good reason. Sharp from corner to corner at most apertures and distances, all with a way of rendering that Beatles bridges the gap between vintage and modern. This is, in fact, the last lens designed by the great Dr. Mandler still in Leica's catalogue, and while the newer APO is indeed "better", its not all about specs.
This has long been, and remains my favorite 50mm Leica lens.
Mar 06, 2019
Very good for what it is.
2 of 2 found this helpful No zoom with this much range from true wide to medium telephoto will come close to a prime lens, but for what it is, there is nothing better. A 24-70 will be sharper and have less distortion, but then you lose quite a bit of range.
Image stabilization works well and the lens is quite resistant to flare.
Overall, a very good lens for this class.
Dec 22, 2016
The one M to rule them all
6 of 6 found this helpful I've owned and used the M5 for many years, and just recently added another one (my third) to my collection, though is soon to be sold to a friend. I also have a mint-condition M2, which is a far more traditional Leica that most people tend to think is a better camera, only it isn't.
The M5 is simply Leica's highest evolution of the film rangefinder. Just like the M3 in 1954 took all of the input the company had received from photographers for the past few decades and incorporated into the very best camera they could make with the technology available to them, so too was the M5 for its time.
Hold the M5 up to your eye and the differences are immediately noticeable, and all geared toward making the camera easier and faster to use. A bigger rangefinder patch shaped to show the spot metering field with longer lenses, shutter speed scale at the bottom with the match needle meter next to it, and of course since the meter is a true spot meter with metering area "frame lines" inside the 50mm set, while 90mm (outside diameter) and 135mm Lenses (inside diameter) make double duty of the rangefinder patch to show the metering pattern (135mm frame line is the metering spot for 35mm lenses). Then there is the shutter speed dial that overhands the front of the camera for easy manipulation with the camera at eye-level and a wonder ergonomic layout that is bigger than M3-type cameras, but not enough to intrude.
The M5, in addition to its evolutionary features, was also the last Leica camera to be made by hand selected and fitted brass internal components, if that matters to you.
Finally the M5 was the camera that introduced the world to black chrome. The 40+ year old black chrome finish on my M5 cameras look jut as good as the similar finish on my 3-year-old M Monochrom.
The M5 has a poor reputation, but that is mostly because it looks different and was released at time when SLRs were dominant and the market wasn't able to handle the cost of a top-of-the-line metered M body. These days, however, a good M5 will cost little more than a good M3, but it is, in my opinion, a MUCH better camera.