Compare Leica Summicron-M 50mm F2 vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
11 blades
11 blades, Preset, with click-stops, half values available
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal 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
Aluminum
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
6 elements
10 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
4 groups
5 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
39 mm / 1.54 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
53 mm / 2.09 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
Size | Length
44 mm / 1.73 in
41 mm / 1.61 in
47 mm / 1.85 in
Weight
240 g / 8.48 oz
320 g / 11.31 oz
300 g / 10.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
35 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.087x
0.088x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-03-04
2012-05-10
Made In
Germany
Germany
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
93%
78%
78%
Pros
- Short barrel
- Light in the hand
- Very sharp
- Compact and lightweight
- Beautiful construction
- Beautiful rendering
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic design
- Short barrel
- Wonderful construction
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Not as sharp as the apochromatic version
- Lacks weather sealing
- Extremely expensive
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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