Tangerines and Summilux; this is what they said

My brain is weird. At least, it does weird things sometimes, like connecting disparate and diverse things that have nothing to do with each other ... such as citrus fruit and lenses for Leica cameras.



Of course you know the tangerine (Citrus reticulata), a type of mandarin orange. According to Wikipedia:

They are smaller than oranges, and their skin peels off more easily. Good quality tangerines will be firm to slightly hard, heavy for their size and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves. Their flavor is often more sour and more sweet than that of an orange. The Honey Tangerine, which was originally called a murcott, is very sweet as its name suggests. One of the most popular kind is the Dancy Tangerine variety. Another popular kind is the Fairchild Tangerine.

The flavor is commonly used in bottle juice or soft drinks in North America, but is also enjoyable in salads, desserts, and main dishes. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, folate and beta-carotene. They also contain some potassium, magnesium and vitamins B1, B2 & B3.

Leica cameras have always been known for two great attributes - the mechanical refinement of the cameras themselves, and the superb quality of the lenses. Wikipedia notes that "Leica optics are particularly well-known for superior performance at maximum aperture, making them well-suited for natural-light photography."

The Summilux series included three fast lenses: 35mm F1.4 Summilux, 50mm F1.4 Summilux and 75mm F1.4 Summilux.

There's a site in French called summilux.net that features a lot of great photos taken by Leicas, with Summilux and other fine Leitz optics.

And did you know that there is a Styx song called Come Sail Away?