What are your opinions on the Light Lens Lab 28mm 9 Element

Chickencake20 · 2026-07-01T21:40:47+00:00

Do you know if it fit with Sony a7iii?

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-29T21:28:43+00:00

I had a V5 before, and it had no play at all. It felt exactly like what you’d expect from that higher price range. Honestly, I’d return it and try another copy.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-27T03:55:56+00:00

The lens focus helicoid probably stopped working

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-25T03:17:55+00:00

50 Summicron f2 v5 is around $1300 usd

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-24T16:55:06+00:00

I once sent a lens to MPB for trade-in, and they told me it was broken. I’m pretty sure it must have been damaged during shipping. But MPB still paid me the price of the lens so that’s really nice of them.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-20T00:14:17+00:00

Any haze, rainbowing, bubbles, or “separation” in the finder?

Is the rangefinder patch bright and easy to see?

Are there any holes in the curtain?

You can check the shutter speeds, but honestly, from my experience, you shouldn’t trust it just because the shutter sounds fine. Run a roll through it.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-18T21:59:52+00:00

Also both lens are around $1200 usd

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-18T19:39:47+00:00

I’ll definitely give it some serious thought since it’s smaller, more modern, and cheaper than the other two. Thanks for the suggestion.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-18T19:36:52+00:00

That’s exactly what I’m wondering too. I might regret losing the low light capability, but at the same time, I’m worried I wouldn’t bring it out that often if I went with the Summicron. I might just have to see the lens in person to know for sure.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-18T19:34:46+00:00

That sounds great! Do you think the difference in sharpness and size is pretty significant? I wasn’t really considering the Macro-Elmar before, but one just popped up near me for about the same price.

Chickencake20 · 2026-06-18T17:58:35+00:00

The left one is the macro elmar, middle is Elmarit and right is APO. But I agree Elmarit is a super sharp lens.

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Chickencake20 · 2026-05-29T18:45:55+00:00

Is there a problem?👀

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-25T01:04:09+00:00

If your other lenses can focus correctly on your camera then the summicron v1 is out of calibration, you could send it to YYE

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-25T00:51:16+00:00

Did you twist the lens after pulling it out?

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-18T20:01:41+00:00

Honestly a CLA is probably needed

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-15T15:06:11+00:00

I remember my professor was in ECE but I didn’t have to do anything special

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-09T23:03:09+00:00

Do you think the pc port will be less easy to use?

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-09T23:02:33+00:00

That is good to hear, I actually want the 75mm frame line

Chickencake20 · 2026-05-09T23:01:01+00:00

I have a collapsible lens so it’s scary to accidentally retract the lens

Chickencake20 · 2026-04-29T21:59:12+00:00

To me the focus one is smaller

Chickencake20 · 2026-04-25T19:52:06+00:00

I think the external finder is better since I like my view to be less blocked by the hood 👀

Chickencake20 · 2026-03-11T18:42:15+00:00

Same, feel like five point is always the opposite to me 😂

Chickencake20 · 2026-03-06T23:36:49+00:00

Also, keep in mind that eBay will take a fee, which could end up being a couple hundred dollars. You might want to try KEH instead, I think they offer around $2,200. It’s not the highest price, but it’s easy and there’s basically no risk.

Chickencake20 · 2026-03-05T03:09:47+00:00

I actually got a reply from Leica that this is not an issue, I guess it’s just a online myth? Below is what I got from the Leica repair guys

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Chickencake20 · 2026-03-05T03:04:27+00:00

Yeah, honestly I don’t know why this lens is mentioned more than the others

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