You're looking at a 1961 Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux "Steel Rim" lens (serial number 1778687) in excellent condition. This lens was CLA'd (Cleaned, Lubed, and Adjusted) by Don Goldberg of DAG Camera Repair in March 2024.

*See sample photos at the end shot with this lens on Kodak Tmax & Portra film*

1961 Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux "Steel Rim" (Sn. 1778687)

Overall Condition: 9.5/10

• Glass is truly mint - no scratches, no cleaning marks, no fungus, no haze, no excuses. This is as good as it gets.
• Lens coatings are in excellent condition.
• Aperture blades are nice and clean.
• Aperture throw is nice and smooth with half click stops.
• Focus throw is nice and smooth.
• Lens body is excellent, showing very few signs of use, and only a couple (very minor) small cosmetic scuffs. The original sheen of the chrome is largely intact.

This goggled version, made for the M3, is compatible with all Leica M cameras.

The benefit of this M3 version is the ability to focus down to 0.65m (instead of only 1m on the M2 version)