Leica G Star Raw

The nicest one I found that would work with my Mac G% tower at a great price

I don't know what all these 2 and 1 star reviews are about. If you researched the product, you'd know it doesn't come with battery plates or the 4k raw option. They do that so you don't spend $4000 for options you don't need. If you're a professional, you'll like this monitor.

I have only used this lens once, shooting about 50 pictures on my M9. I would rate this lens as tied for the sharpest of my Leica lenses (a position jointly held by my 28mm and 75mm Summicrons).Physically, this lens is very solid, not too heavy (particularly when compared to the Noctilux) but you'll know you're using a fine camera lens. Focus is very smooth with no resistance yet no wander or creep in the focus if it were too loose. Typical Leica.Image-wise, the detail that this lens captures when using my M9 is beyond words. I took a photo of an old brick brewery building in downtown Albuquerque from about 200 feet away. When I looked at the photo at 100% in Photoshop CS6 (after converting from RAW to psd in Photoshop Camera RAW) I could make out the heads of bolts on a metal bracket attached to the building. Amazing!Shooting into the sun produced no flare and almost no detectable CA (purple fringe).On a negative note, I purchased this lens in late-July. It arrived DOA. The lens hood, which is built-in to this lens, was broken. It would pull out as it's supposed to but it did not stop pulling out. I complained to Leica that this should have been caught in QC (after all, each Leica lens comes with a certificate signed by the final inspector). Normally Leica makes one send in a lens for warranty repair on the owners dime but my complaining resulted in Leica picking up the tab for round trip shipping (good Leica!).So, two plus months after buying this lens, I've finally gotten to use it and I have to say, it was worth the wait.If you are using a Leica M camera and can afford to use Leica glass, then I would very highly recommend this lens. You won't be disappointed.

I was shopping for a vintage Leica and came across the D-Lux 7, I am having so much fun with it. When I pick it up, I'm not sure what I want to play with next. It took a while to realize that I needed to turn off Wifi on my phone to make the Leica app work. I like to shoot in RAW and only wish that I could transfer RAW files through the app. Perhaps down the road. It is a great addition to my camera bag.

Use with Leica M8.2, realiable and fast writing speed for large photo (raw file). Good quality built.

Five star rating is because of value for money. This is a great lens and well made but of course it snot a Leica or a Zeiss. Neither build quality or performance matches a new lenses from either but unless you are a pro giving the lens a daily punishing and producing 40x30 gallery prints you will probably never notice the difference.

Punchy and raw...

Five star !

5 star

Great raw sound.