SUMMICRON R 35mm (NEW)

Review and Photo example of the SUMMICRON 35mm F2(New).

Gallery

Sample photos taken with the LEICA SL typ601,LEICA CL typ7323 and LEICA R8 +Kodak film.

Review

The Summicron R 35mm is a Leica R mount lens with a focal length of 35mm released in 1976.
The new lens configuration has been changed from the old’s 9 elements in 7 groups to 6 elements in 6 groups, making the lens barrel more compact and lighter. The mount has been released with 3 cam, R cam, and ROM terminal.
If you use a lens with a ROM terminal and a LEICA SL and the genuine L-R mount adapter (16076), you can record shooting information in Exif of the shooting file. The number of aperture blades has been reduced from 8 in the Old model to 6.

The 35mm New is a one-piece lens with an internal hood built into the lens, giving it a neutral impression with no quirks, giving the impression of a serious worker rather than a legend-filled lens like the M-type Summicron.

The lens construction of this lens is 6 elements in 6 groups, with thick glass placed in the second lens from the front. The *1 YASHICA/CONTAX Distagon 35mm F2.8 was listed in the catalog of 1976, the year of release of this lens (it seems to have been released in 1974 of the camera CONTAX RTS, the price was 44,000 yen). Although the lens configurations are different, such as the 6 elements in 6 groups with relatively wide lens spacing and the use of thick glass for the third element, they are interestingly similar.
*1: From Quarterly CLASSIC CAMERA No.5 Zeiss P40

The design of this lens is almost the same as the latest Elmarito 35mm/F2.8, and I owned both lenses, but I sold the Elmarito because it was an R cam and I rarely used it. I would like to get the Elmarito 35mm again if I can get the ROM version.

Summicron R 35mm (New) lens configuration diagram, quoted from Leica official PDF

Source: Quoted from ZEISS.com official catalog

With ROM terminal (LEICA name)

3 CAM version (LEITZ WETZLAR signature)

Photo of ROM part

Left: Old Summicron Right: New Summicron

Specification

Lens name	SUMMICRON 35mm(New)	SUMMICRON 35mm(Old)	Distagon 35mm F2.8 Y/C mount
focal length(mm)	35	35	35
Maximum aperture	2	2	2.8
Minimum aperture	16	16	22
Lead blade	6	8	6
Lens configuration	6element in 6group	9element in 7group	6element in 6group
Minimum distance(m)	0.3	0.3	0.6
Lens length(mm)	57.5	61.5	46
Lens max diameter(mm)	66	66	62.5
Filter diameter(mm)	55	Series 7(or E48)	55
Weight(g)	430	508 (with hood and Filter 569)	240
Release date	1976	1970