Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.9 Rigid-ZS6 Revives the Super-Six Formula

If you shoot Leica M and you've been priced out of original Super-Six glass, this is worth your attention. Light Lens Lab has form here — their 50mm f/2 Rigid is already respected in the M-mount community — and the ZS6 takes that same mechanical platform and drops in a six-element double-Gaussian formula that's supposed to deliver that expressive, slightly loose rendering the Dallmeyer originals are known for. The smart move is the two-variant approach: standard contrast for digital, low-contrast asterisk version for shooters who want more latitude or that flatter film-era tonal curve. Compact, all-brass, 263g. This sits squarely in the niche where working photographers who shoot editorial or personal documentary on M-mount bodies are hunting for character glass without paying vintage collector prices.