Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2 vs Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm F4
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades, Preset, with click-stops, half values available
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
Colors
black anodized or silver chrome finish
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom 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
metal barrel, metal mount
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
7 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
5 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element groups
2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
39 mm / 1.54 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
53 mm / 2.09 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
Size | Length
47 mm / 1.85 in
35 mm / 1.38 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
255 g / 9.01 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) / 91.7° Diagonal | 81.2° Horizontal | 59.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
35 mm
16 mm ~ 21 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.088x
0.057x
0.03x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-05-10
2006-09-14
Made In
Germany
Germany
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
86%
61%
Pros
- Short barrel
- Wonderful construction
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic
- Compact and lightweight
- Very sharp
- Solid all-metal build
- Unique zoom versatility for rangefinder
- Reaches 16mm, the widest for Leica M
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low maximum magnification
- Dark maximum aperture
- Low maximum magnification
- Requires wide-angle viewfinder
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