Excellent sharpness, contrast rendition and high resolving power are the benefits of the Leica Summarit-M 35mm f/2.5 lens, ultimately giving this lens outstanding imaging performance across the entire focusing range. Its versatility and all-around performance makes this a world-class lens in the high-speed wide-angle category. The lens features special, high-refraction glass with anomalous partial dispersion promises a level of colour correction resulting in exceptional image quality. In addition, this lens has been updated with the 6-bit coding, thus allowing the digital M camera to read and store its information optically and to identify which lens is being utilized.