Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (v2, pre-ASPH)

Ernst Leitz · Leica M · 1967 · Seven elements in five groups

single source, unconfirmed

Also known as: Summilux 35mm f/1.4 v2 · Summilux-M 35 pre-asph · Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (second version) · Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (second version) · Summilux 35 v2 · Summilux 35mm v2 · pre-ASPH Summilux 35

Variants & identification

Variant	Mount	Years	Serial ranges	Production
Black (11870)	Leica M	1967–1995	—	The bulk of about 28,550 lenses
Titanium (11860)	Leica M	1967–1995	—	No separate figure published
M3 version with goggles (11871)	Leica M	1967–1995	—	No separate figure published
Ernst Leitz Canada	Leica M	1967–1986	—	No figure published
1913–1983	Leica M	1983–1983	—	No figure published

Buyers name the 35mm f/1.4 Summiluxes by barrel and glass rather than by strict number, but the sequence is: v1 the steel-rim of 1961 and v2 of 1967 (one design, the pre-ASPH); the double-aspherical 'AA' of 1990; the ASPH of 1994; the FLE of 2010 with its floating element, and the 2022 close-focus barrel of the same glass. Where a seller writes v3, v4 or v5 they mean the AA, the ASPH and the FLE. This entry carries its place in that sequence; the other pages carry the rest.

How to tell them apart (expand)

No filter thread as such: Series VII or E41 with an adapter
28 years in production, the longest of any 35mm Summilux

M3 version with goggles (11871):

Focuses to 0.65 m against 1 m without goggles

Ernst Leitz Canada:

Canadian markings

Ernst Leitz Canada: The Canadian lenses specifically "cannot be used on M9 cameras without modification", on the Leica Wiki's account, where the German ones can.

Specifications

Formula: Seven elements in five groups
Construction: 7 elements / 5 groups
Aperture range: f/1.4–f/16
Diaphragm blades: 10
Min. focus: 0.65 m
Weight: 200 g
Years manufactured: 1967–1995
Country: Germany

What reviewers say

Farzaan Kassam (fcracer), 11870 (blog) — Two lenses in one: dreamy at f/1.4, modern by f/2.8, with halation and dimensional bokeh that viewers respond to. The 90 cm minimum against 70 cm on modern glass limits close work, and the packed aperture ring, tab and hood release want a glance to operate. "The lens will provide decades of use without any issues."
Dan Kerin (blog) — Smaller and lighter than a Voigtländer 35mm f/1.4 Nokton, with buttery blooming out-of-focus areas at f/1.4 on Kentmere, FP4 and Portra. Sharpness and the edges fall away wide open and vignetting is heavy until f/2. "This is what Leica glass is all about."
Ken Rockwell (blog) — The world's fastest wide-angle at its 1960 launch and the lightest Leica 35 he has measured — mostly air and aluminium. Extreme sharpness at reasonable apertures with no distortion or finder blockage, so for daylight and travel he prefers it to the ASPH; strong coma at f/2, and the 1967–95 version takes Series VII filters inside the hood.

History

The second 35mm Summilux ran for twenty-eight years and 28,550 lenses, which makes it the fast 35 that the whole pre-aspherical reputation rests on. Optically it is the steel rim’s seven-in-five continued; what changed is the barrel and the price.

Its awkwardness is filters. The lens has no ordinary thread — Series VII, or E41 with an adapter — so it does not share filters with anything else in a normal kit. Its charm is the same as its predecessor’s: at f/1.4 it flares and glows, and by f/2.8 it is a different and much duller lens.

One compatibility note is oddly specific and worth reading before buying. The Leica Wiki says the ELC versions cannot be used on an M9 without modification by Leica. Not the model — the Canadian-built examples. Where the lens was assembled determines whether it fits a camera made thirty years later.

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This history is AI-written, from the sources listed at the foot of the page. Where the record is silent it says so rather than filling the gap — but no human wrote these sentences.

Example photos

Sample photo taken with the Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (v2, pre-ASPH) — Tokyo café — shot on a pre-ASPH Summilux 35, version not stated (Osamu Kaneko) — Osamu Kaneko from Tokyo, Japan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Sample photo wanted — shot with a Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (v2, pre-ASPH)? We'd love to feature it (with credit).

Live listings

Asking price, USD: a median of $3,900 across 7 fixed-price listings on 2026-09-11 (middle half $3,100–$5,200). Tracked since 2026-09-06, 2 days: up 6% from $3,700.

By day

Date	Median	Middle half	Listings
2026-09-11	$3,900	$3,100–$5,200	7
2026-09-06	$3,700	$2,900–$3,900	7

Asking prices from the listings scanned, not sales; junk-flagged rows and auction lots excluded; other currencies are not converted.

Leica Leitz Canada Summilux 1.4 / 35 mm, Leica M — €2,000.00 · eBay
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4, 11870, Made in Canada - vintage lens — €2,149.00 · eBay
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f1.4 Objektiv - Made in Canada - Set inkl. Zubehörpaket — €2,166.95 · eBay
Leitz Canada Leica M Summilux 1.4/35mm black 11870 clean condition — €2,500.00 · Arsenal Photo · likely black
Obiettivo manuale Leica M Summilux 35mm F1.4 — €2,699.00 · eBay
Obiettivo manuale Leica M Summilux 35mm F1.4 11870 — €3,469.00 · eBay
Leica M Summilux 35mm F1.4 11870 FAST NEU / NEARLY NEW -- SERVICED — €3,799.00 · eBay
Obiettivo manuale Leica M Summilux 35mm F1.4 11675 Bello — €4,199.00 · eBay
SUMMILUX-M 35mm f1.4. 11726 — €4,364.04 · eBay
Leica Summilux 1.4/35mm Infinity Lock black Ver.1. 1969 Y. Ser.No. 2222005 — €7,800.00 · Arsenal Photo
Leica MP Edition China Centennial gray painted, with 1.4/35mm Summilux-M 10329 — €40,000.00 · Arsenal Photo
Leica Leitz Summilux 35mm F/1.4 Lens for Leica M #63625 T — $2,880.00 · eBay
Leitz Canada Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Manual Focus Lens for Leica M — $3,099.00 · eBay
[Perfect Condition] Leica Summilux-M 35mm F1.4 M-Mount Lens Silver E46 11675 — $3,679.00 · eBay
Leica Summilux 35mm F1.4 2nd 918375 — $3,896.73 · eBay
Leica Summilux 35mm f1.4 M Lens w/Infinity Lock RARE (c.1966) Near-Mint — $5,200.00 · eBay
LEICA 35MM F1.4 SUMMILUX-M "LEICA M EDITION 60" — $7,900.00 · eBay
LEITZ Leica Summilux M 35mm F1.4 V1 Lens Black Paint Goggles 11871 — $14,999.99 · Cardinal Camera (Used)
Omnar Brass E39 Rim kit for 35mm Summilux V2 lenses — £249.00 · Omnar Lenses Ltd
Leica SUMMILUX-M 35mm F1.4 Canada Rangefinder Camera Lenses Tested [Read Cond] — £1,968.13 · eBay

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Leitz Canada Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Leica M Lens with Goggles & Viewfinder- Vintage — £2,658.70 · eBay
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F1.4 2nd Ver Non-Stopper Germany Lens from Japan E0611 — £3,033.27 · eBay
Leica Summilux-m 35mm F1.4 Lens Leica m Mount Germany From Japan E0623 — £3,454.22 · eBay
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Ver.2 Black Germany — HK$26,800.00 · LSKamera
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Ver.2 Infinity Lock Modified to 0.65m focus — HK$28,800.00 · LSKamera
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 Pre -A Titanium #3571041 — HK$33,800.00 · Meteor (HK) Ltd (Meteor · Leica) · likely titanium
Leitz Wetzlar Summilux 35mm F1.4 — CA$3,500.00 · eBay

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