Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (2016) : Specifications and Opinions

Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (2016)

The Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (2016) is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2016. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 2500 €;

14 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Leica M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless (rangefinder) Leica M.

Specifications
Focal lenght	35 mm
Angle of view	63.5°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2
Aperture blades	11
Lenses/Groups	7 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	0.70 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.06x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	39 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	252 g
Dimensions	53 x 32 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Pierfranco Fornasieri

sent on 03 Settembre 2024

Pros: Dimensions, Build quality, Optical quality, Mechanical features, Screw-on metal lens hood

Cons: Nothing, if you don't look at the price

Opinion: It's the one I use the most. About eighty percent of my shots. It has a perfect rendering, a sharpness and contrast that is never intrusive, a constant and exemplary performance, impeccable in any light situation. Even the blur and the transition to out of focus seems to me to be improved compared to the 1996 version (albeit excellent). Leica, as it often does, improves M lenses without making too much media hype. This one in particular, as well as other recent lenses of the company, has the ability to render the image with such naturalness as to be comparable to the normal field of vision and direct vision. A guarantee, even for the Bianconeri. It goes without saying that the fanatics of the contrast mask to the nth degree and those who "the lens must show more than you would see" will be able to appreciate its qualities only in part. Impeccably built, it will last forever. Two aspects that I like less (because we are never happy): the focus is done with one finger on the tab and not with two fingers on the knurled ring, I prefer the second way. The screw-on lens hood (the 2016 version has it screw-down), very effective and very robust, protrudes quite a little. The lens with the lens hood attached has substantial dimensions (for a Leica), even if small in general.

user112805

sent on 08 Aprile 2023

Pros: All

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: Perfect lens in every sense, optical quality, mechanics, weight, and dimensions. I have been using Leica for over 30 years and I have often changed both cameras and lenses, first I had a normal 35 then, as soon as the aspherical came out, I bought it and I still have that. I made several trips always carrying with me only the 35 and a 90 Elmarit with huge advantage in terms of comfort. For my needs, that is street, landscapes and people, I felt the need for a wider angle pushed only in some cases and, only when I had the M8 that was not FF. The latest generation cameras are equipped with FF sensors from 40 mpx upwards therefore with greater cropping margins and consequent greater opportunities for the combined 35 asph. - 90 (better if the old beautiful Elmarit because it is smaller).

Ivan61

sent on 26 Febbraio 2022

Pros: Weight, build quality, quality in yield, combined with a Leica M becomes a compact all-rounder and of the highest quality, indestructible lens in particular in the chrome version entirely in brass

Cons: Native hood (in the 1996 version) although effective comes off easily, the chrome version is heavier than black, but the machine is very well balanced

Opinion: Given that in 27 years of Leica M is my third Summicron 35 (the other Pre Asph) and that, always talking about 35 mm of Leica house, I have had all (or almost) the Summilux I say that this Summicron is the perfect combination for my M (currently an M10P) ... I explain better, with my first M, an M6, in 1995 I bought a Summicron 35 IV Chrome Series and it remained with me for 10 years, then I sold it to try roads of other brands and the economic delta I used it to complete the kit, but in the end I bought it back and then sold it the second time to try the way of the Summilux thinking they were more versatile thanks to the greater openness, first the Pre Asph, then the Asph with the transition to digital and finally to the FLE, fantastic optics, but heavier and bulkier, when I found the 1996 model in perfect condition, chrome and equal to the new I tightened the strap and I took it back. Compared to the Summilux 35 FLE I find it much more contrasted and with more vivid colors (the Lux is softer and more battered, but attention no less engraved) and in any case the Cron is smaller and lighter ideal for going unnoticed. Excellent already at f / 2 practically free from distortion and vignetting already at the minimum distances is the perfect lens from Reportage and I use it purely in this area (so f / 2 is enough for me) in the end I preferred it to the Summilux which instead is appreciated especially if you use its greater aperture. Wanting to use it as a single lens, its limit is the minimum focusing distance of 70 cm which for a 35 mm does not allow you to make close-up shots and portraits in the foreground. The main flaw is in its native hood (I always talk about the 1996 version that I have) it is certainly pleasant to see, but equipped with a clip stop that comes off easily at risk of loss and with a considerable cost, ditto for the hood cap in soft rubber pressure. I solved on Amazon with a round metal hood screw E39 to put on the filter holder and a commercial cap for a total cost of € 10 In any case it is a fantastic and very versatile lens that should never be missing in the kit of a Leica M ... personally I know that this lens will no longer come out of my kit

Fabio1951

sent on 05 Febbraio 2022

Pros: excellent sharpness, minimum weight and size, very efficient native hood

Cons: nothing

Opinion: I have owned this lens for almost a year and use it on the Leica M10 (R and Monochrom). Several years ago I had its predecessor when I had the Leica M6 and this new version does not disappoint. The sharpness is also excellent at the edges, excellent resistance to reflections; vignetting and distortion almost non-existent. Its small size makes this lens perfectly integrated into the M10 body. The focus ring has a more than fair resistance. Highly recommended for those looking for a very eclectic 35mm, therefore suitable for all situations (the brighter Summilux, also wonderful, is probably more specific for those who usually work at very open diaphragms; I mainly do urban landscape and architecture and I found myself better with summicron).

Manueleambu

sent on 30 Gennaio 2021

Pros: Perfect optics, small but of great precision. A real "blade"

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: I came to this perspective after trying other brands compatible with the M bayonet but none comes close to the sharpness of the Leica product. A real blade with a small footprint. Of course the expenditure is in line with the Leica world but the quality is indisputable. The use on both Analog and Digital Bodies and the yield is always at the Top!

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