Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 vs Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
16 aperture blades
Colors
black anodized or silver chrome finish
Black, Aluminum, Silver Chrome, or Brass
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Leica M-mount
Leica M-mount
M-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Aluminum or brass
Optical Formula | Elements
5 elements
7 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
5 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element2 high refraction glass elements groups
1 aspherical element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
49 mm
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
61 mm
Size | Length
78 mm / 3.07 in
35 mm / 1.38 in
52 mm (79 mm w/ lens hood)
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
255 g / 9.01 oz
1010 g

Function

Angle Of View
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
45.6°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
F/1.2 - f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
90 mm
35 mm
90 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
0.057x
1:17.7
Min Focus Distance
1000 mm / 39.37 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
1 m

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-01-28
Made In
Germany
Germany
Germany

Reviews

Neofiliac score
86%
86%
78%
Pros
  • Superb build quality
  • High micro contrast
  • Rather compact for what it is
  • Apochromatic
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Very sharp
  • Solid all-metal build
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Not quite expensive for a Noctilux
Cons
  • Hard to focus manually
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Classic rendering may not be to everyone's taste

Price

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