Leica Summilux-R 80mm ƒ/1.4 Photography Lens with R-Mount
Overview
The Leica Summilux-R 80mm ƒ/1.4 Photography Lens with R-Mount is a telephoto prime introduced in the 1980s. A telephoto field of view compresses distance and separates a subject from its background, the range portrait and sports photographers work in. The ƒ/1.4 maximum aperture is very fast for glass of this age, giving shallow depth of field and workable exposure in low light, closing down to ƒ/16. Out-of-focus areas fall away smoothly rather than breaking up into hard edges. Its multi-coated elements suppress internal reflection better than the single-coated glass of the same period. The Leica Summilux-R 80mm ƒ/1.4 is a full-frame lens native to the R-Mount system.
Features
Key Features
Smooth Rendering
Out-of-focus areas fall away smoothly rather than breaking up into hard edges.
ƒ/1.4 Maximum Aperture
The ƒ/1.4 maximum aperture is very fast for glass of this age, giving shallow depth of field and workable exposure in low light, closing down to ƒ/16.
Introduced in the 1980s
The lens dates from the 1980s, which sets what its coatings, its aperture mechanism and its optical design were capable of at the time.
Optical Design
9-Blade Diaphragm
9 blades set the shape of the iris, which is what out-of-focus highlights take their form from when the lens is stopped down.
Focus & Handling
2.6 ft Minimum Focus
Mount & Build
R-Mount
The Summilux-R 80mm ƒ/1.4 is native to the R-Mount system, which sets what it fits directly and what it reaches through an adapter.