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Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 vs Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica Summilux-M 21mm F1.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
Colors
black anodized or silver chrome finish
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra 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
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Leica M-mount
Leica M-mount
Leica M-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
5 elements
7 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
5 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element2 high refraction glass elements groups
1 aspherical element groups
2 aspherical elements5 anomolous dispersion elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
78 mm / 3.07 in
35 mm / 1.38 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
255 g / 9.01 oz
580 g / 20.49 oz

Function

Angle Of View
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
91.7° Diagonal | 81.2° Horizontal | 59.5° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
90 mm
35 mm
21 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
0.057x
0.03x
Min Focus Distance
1000 mm / 39.37 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
700 mm / 27.56 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2008-09-15
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
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Gorgeous rendering
  • Very sharp
Cons
  • Hard to focus manually
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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