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Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. M-Mount Lens with Built-In Hood, Germany, Black, 6-Bit {E46} 11891

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The Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. is a prime lens for M-mount rangefinder cameras known for delivering world-class optical performance and a handling experience loved for its timeless craftsmanship. Known for exceptional sharpness, beautiful rendering, and creamy bokeh, the Summilux-M is a favorite among environmental portrait and street photographers who demand a lens design capable of yielding the finest image quality and low-light performance.

With a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture, this lens excels in low-light conditions and enables shallow depth of field for stunning subject isolation. Its optical construction includes an aspherical element and high-index glass to reduce distortion and aberrations, producing images with incredible clarity, contrast, and color fidelity-even wide open. The floating element design ensures consistent sharpness across the focus range.

Built with Leica's renowned attention to detail, the Summilux-M features an all-metal body, engraved markings, and a built-in retractable lens hood. The lens is coded with a 6-bit identifier for digital M cameras, allowing the camera to recognize the lens for optimized image processing. Handcrafted in Germany, it embodies the precision and aesthetic quality that define Leica's optical heritage.

Originally introduced in 2004 the Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH has been very successful and developed a well earned reputation as one of the best lenses around as Leica Camera AG's new highspeed standard lens for the Leica M System. While prior 50mm Summilux versions enjoy a reputation for excellent smoothness, notwithstanding a few modifications, they had been part of the range since 1962. The aim of the new development effort was to create a reference lens to push the technical boundaries of photography using standard focal lengths into new dimensions. To that end, the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. delivers virtually the same outstanding performance throughout all apertures and focus settings. Whether using selective focus at close range, high-contrast available light applications or an extended depth of field to capture landscapes, the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. handles every situation with ease. It delivers on a promise to be a genuinely universal lens. Every innovation available in lens technology - aspherical lenses, glass with anomalous partial dispersion, glass with a high refraction index and a floating element - has been combined to create a lens that sets the new standard in this focal length class.

The same optics are also available in a special "Black-chrome finish" model 11688 version introduced in 2015 with styling harkening back to earlier vintage Leica lenses. The 11688 tends to be somewhat more expensive and does not feature the built-in lens hood of the 11891.

The 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M Aspherical is an especially solid general purpose lens choice for any Leica M owner.

Key Features:

  • Thoroughly modern M mount standard lens with normal field of view
  • 50mm focal length with bright f/1.4 maximum aperture
  • Legendary Leica optical and mechanical construction
  • Superior image quality
  • Aspherical element
  • Anomalous partial dispersion and high refractive index glass
  • Absolutely beautiful bokeh
  • Half click stops from f/1.4 to f/16
  • Smooth manual focus
  • Quick focus lever
  • Floating element system for consistent performance at all distances
  • Focuses to .7m with 1:11.3 maximum magnification
  • Front element does not rotate
  • Accepts 46mm filters
  • Built-in locking lens hood
  • Compact and relatively light at 335g
  • 6-bit lens coding for metadata recognition on digital M cameras

Available accessories include 46mm filters.

FAQs:

Is the Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. suitable for digital and film cameras?

Yes, it is fully compatible with all Leica M-mount film and digital rangefinder cameras.

Does this lens have autofocus?

No, the Summilux-M is a manual focus lens, as is standard for Leica M lenses, offering precise and tactile focusing control.

What is the advantage of the 6-bit coding?

The 6-bit coding allows compatible Leica digital cameras to automatically recognize the lens and apply optimal in-camera corrections for vignetting, color shading, and distortion.

Brand Name Leica
Filter Size 46mm
Focus Type Manual focus (only)
Lens Mount Leica M
Lens Type Standard / Normal
Max Focal Length 50mm
Min Focal Length 50mm