Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2 vs Leica Summicron-M 50mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades, Preset, with click-stops, half values available
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
Form Factor
Normal 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
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
4 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
44 mm / 1.73 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
50 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.088x
0.087x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-05-10
Made In
Germany
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
93%
Pros
- Short barrel
- Wonderful construction
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic
- Short barrel
- Light in the hand
- Very sharp
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low maximum magnification
- Not as sharp as the apochromatic version
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