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2013-03-19T21:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

A pretty good lens

This lens is a terrific starter lens. The 35 mm focal length gives you a great deal of versatility. You can shoot street scenes and landscapes with equal ease. As far as Leica lenses go this one is relatively speaking one of their "budget" lenses but you get a good deal of quality with it. I preferred it to my Zeiss 35 mm Biogon which I had owned for a longer period of time. It is low profile, lightweight and will allow you to stay within a wife friendly budget after also purchasing that new Leica M camera. However, I had returned this lens in after two weeks of shooting. There were two reasons. The first was that I am no longer shooting at a 35 mm focal length. I was cropping every single photos in post. The second was the mighty 50 mm Summicron was within reach so I brought this back to Adorama and exchanged it.

Jason P.

Leica 35mm f/2.5 Lens Specifications

  • Lens Name

    Summarit-M 35mm/F2.5

  • Construction

    Number of lens elements: 6 / Number of Groups: 4

  • Number of Aperature Blades

    9

  • Minimum Distance

    31.5 inches (0.8 m)

  • Filter Size

    E39

  • Lens Mount

    M

  • Made In Germany

    Yes

  • 6-bit Coding

    Yes

  • Length

    1.3 inches (34 mm)

  • Diameter

    2.0 inches (51.4 mm)

  • Weight

    7.8 oz (220 g)

  • Pouch

    Cloth

  • Warranty

    Leica 2-Year

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About Leica 35mm f/2.5 SUMMARIT-M Wide Angle, Standard Manual Focus Lens for M System, Black With 6-BIT

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A pretty good lens

By Jason P.

This lens is a terrific starter lens. The 35 mm focal length gives you a great deal of versatility. You can shoot street scenes and landscapes with equal ease. As far as Leica lenses go this one is relatively speaking one of their "budget" lenses but you get a good deal of quality with it. I preferred it to my Zeiss 35 mm Biogon which I had owned for a longer period of time. It is low profile, lightweight and will allow you to stay within a wife friendly budget after also purchasing that new ...

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The Summarit-M lenses are designed to offer traditional Leica optical and mechanical excellence while positioned at a price level below the current M ASPH lenses. The aim of these lenses is to bring classic Leica quality and performance to a broader market of users.

The Summarit-M maximum aperture of f/2.5 and the concentration on classical and proven spherical lens designs leads to very compact, but high performance lenses with excellent quality expected from a Leica lens.

The Summarit-M lenses will see the reemergence of traditional Leica elements. All letter and number engravings will be made using the traditional "Leitz-Norm" font as originally used by Leitz Wetzlar during the 1960's and the red button onthe lens mount will be true to the original color used on lenses produced since the introduction of the M mount through the 1970's.

Leica 35mm f/2.5 SUMMARIT-M Wide Angle, Standard Manual Focus Lens for M System, Black With 6-BIT Features

  • All Summarit-M lenses are designed, manufactured and marked "Made in Germany"
  • Highest optical and mechanical performance with the classic Leica look and feel
  • Superb price/performance that reach new markets and customer segments
  • Compact lenses in the Leica tradition
  • Lenses include metal front cap, rear cap and cloth pouch
  • High quality, full metal lens hoods are available as optional accessories

Key Features

  • Highest optical and mechanical performance
  • Superb price/performance that reach new markets and customer segments
  • Compact lenses in the Leica tradition
  • Lenses include metal front cap, rear cap and cloth pouch
  • High quality, full metal lens hoods are available as optional accessories