APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 Aspheric Lens

by Leica

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• ASIN: B0000AGAZ8
• Item model number: 90 mm / F 2,0 APO - SUMMICRON-M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,277 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2004

Product Description

Apochromatic color correction and an aspherical lens surface are combined for the first time in this lens of this type. Of its five individual elements, two are made of high-refraction glass, while two others feature anomalous partial dispersion. Its brilliance and quality of resolution are exemplary even at full aperture. Light falloff is very low. Its fast aperture for a 90mm lens lets you shoot at relatively short exposure times even in dim light, helping to minimize the effects of camera shake, as when photographing street scenes from a distance.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best medium telephoto Leica M rangefinder lens, July 23, 2005

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 Aspheric Lens (Electronics)

This is without a doubt among the most expensive medium telephoto rangefinder lenses currently being manufactured, but it is certainly well worth acquiring. It is the second fastest telephoto lens in the Leica M rangefinder camera system, but optically may be the best due to Leica's usage of special apochromatic glasses. It is amazingly quite sharp and contrasty, from its maximum aperture of f2. Ergonomically, it is essentially the same size and weight as the previous 90mm f2 Summicron, which is a fine optical performer in its own right, except wide open. If you are a Leica M photographer who likes to photograph under low light conditions or is interested in the finest optical quality possible with a medium telephoto lens, then this is definitely the lens for you. I have owned one for nearly five years and have not been disappointed with its performance. The only lens I have used which comes close optically is the Contax G-Series 90mm f2.8 Sonnar T* lens. In Leica's newly designed Summicron-M lens series, I would rank this lens alongside the 28mm f2 Summicron-M ASPH lens as among Leica's finest recent designs, surpassed only by the new 50mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH and the 75mm f2 APO-Summicron lenses.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best 90mm lens, November 11, 2006

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Mark W. Bohrer "Technology Writer & Documenta... (Saratoga, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: APO-Summicron-M 90mm F2 Aspheric Lens (Electronics)

The 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH is the finest lens you can buy at this focal length. I also own an older second-version 90mm f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit, and found myself always using the bigger, heavier lens for the sparkle and sharpness of its images, especially at f/2.

Add a Tri-Elmar 28-35-50mm f/4, and you have the ultimate travel outfit for a Leica M-series camera. The 90mm APO-Summicron is sharp to the corners at any aperture.

I find the 90mm focal length a little tight for portraits and parties inside the typical American home. I prefer the 50mm for most of those images. A 90mm also lacks the reach for my sports images, but works well for travel outdoors in less-congested urban settings.