![]() The image samples for the Summicron are below, from various scenarios. If you compare them to other Leica lenses you can see that it offers contrast that hovers around 80% always. Lastly here’s the MTF Charts for this wonderful piece of glass. The aspherical element is in the front with the floating elements relegated to the back. If you are looking for more in depth information about the 50mm, this is below Specifications InformationĪngle of view (diagonal, horizontal, vertical) Leica themselves even claims it is “The sharpest of all standard lenses” with sharpness corner to corner. If 35mm is too wide for you, this is the one to get. ![]() It is to many simply the best lens they’ve ever owned. ![]() You are not losing much either compared to the Summilux, that one stop of light is negiligible (except maybe at night) when it comes to Bokeh. You can use this Summicron at any aperture without any loss of details, but you probably want to shoot it wide open at f/2. It’s really made for portraits and those really pop out of the frame because of the micro contrast and Bokeh. When it comes to image quality, speed, weight, size you can’t really beat it. And it’s a stunningly sharp lens too with dreamy Bokeh. There’s a good reason why, it’s an easy lens to use unlike wider lenses. 50mm is probably one of the most beloved focal lengths for many Leica photographers.
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