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Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5

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Pros

  • The colors are rich
  • saturated and lovely
  • Fantastic optic and a fairly reasonable (by Leica standards

Cons

  • lack of IS when handholding
  • large
  • heavy and very expensive

Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 5
  • no
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 91 mm
  • no
  • Normal

Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 - Pros & Cons

Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5

Pros

  • The colors are rich
  • saturated and lovely
  • Fantastic optic and a fairly reasonable (by Leica standards
  • Colors can pop and Bokeh is quite nice
  • rich
  • sharp and have nice sharpness and texture
  • this lens is an absolute pleasure to use
  • small
  • light
  • high quality in build and feel and performs exceptionally well
  • Nice images

Cons

  • lack of IS when handholding
  • large
  • heavy and very expensive
  • heavy and the copy had quite a bit of dust
  • the edges were a little soft wide open
  • rough focusing/rough aperture ring
  • a heavier lens is not necessarily a better built lens
  • Purple fringing is almost completely absent
  • it is uploading images on my computer
  • 90 Summicron is too heavy
  • struggled with series of photos for which I used different lenses

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Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mountLeica M
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Aperture
Aperture max2.5
Aperture min16
Aperture ringyes
Number of diaphragm blades11
Aperture featuresClickstops
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements5
Groups4
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Dimensions
Weight12.7 oz
Diameter2.17 in
Length2.62 in
Filter size1.81 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 91
Maximum magnification0.11 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Autofocusno
Closest focusing distance1
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Body materialsMetal
Optional accessoriesLens Hood
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedno
Filter threadyes

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