Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 vs Leica Summicron-M 50mm F2

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
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
Optical Formula | Elements
5 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element2 high refraction glass 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
Size | Length
78 mm / 3.07 in
44 mm / 1.73 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz

Function

Angle Of View
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
90 mm
50 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
0.087x
Min Focus Distance
1000 mm / 39.37 in
700 mm / 27.56 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Made In
Germany
Germany

Reviews

Neofiliac score
86%
93%
Pros
  • Superb build quality
  • High micro contrast
  • Rather compact for what it is
  • Apochromatic
  • Short barrel
  • Light in the hand
  • Very sharp
Cons
  • Hard to focus manually
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Not as sharp as the apochromatic version

Price

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