Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Classic"

Standard prime lens • Film era • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · December 2004
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production: 500 (five hundred) units
  • Availability:
  • ● Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Original name:
  • · LEICA SUMMICRON-M 1:2/50
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame standard prime lens
  • System:
  • · Leica M (1954)

Model history (11)

■Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summar 50mm F/2 [SUMAR, SUMARKUP, SUMARCHROM] [LSM]M6 - 41.00mA36 1933 ●
■Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summar 50mm F/2 [SUMUS, SUMUSKUP, SUMUSCHROM] [LSM] • CollapsibleM6 - 41.00mA36 1934 ●
■Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 50mm F/2 [SOORE / 11015] [LSM] • CollapsibleM7 - 41.00mE36.4 1939 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [I] [SOOIC / 11016] [LSM] • CollapsibleM7 - 61.00mE39 1953 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [I] [SOOIC-M / 11116] • CollapsibleM7 - 61.00mE39 1954 ●
—Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 for M3 Gold (1 unit) • Collapsible 1956 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [II] [11117, 11118, SOMNI / 11818]M7 - 61.00mE39 1956 ●
—Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 for M3 Gold (1 unit) 1957 ●
—Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [II] [SOSTA / 11018, 11518] [LSM] 1960 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [II] Dual Range [SOSIC / 11918, SOOIC-MN / 11318, 11320]M7 - 61.00mE39 1956 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [III] [11817]M6 - 50.70mE39 1969 ●
■Leitz / Leitz Canada Summicron-M 50mm F/2 [IV] [11819, 11825]M6 - 40.70mE39 1980 ●
—Leitz / Leitz Canada Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Leica 1913-1983" [11819] (200 units) 1983 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Year of the Rooster" [11825] (268 units) 1993 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "LHSA 25th Anniversary" [11825] (151 units) 1993 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Colombo ’92" [11825] (201 units) 1993 ●
■Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 [V] [11826, 11816, 11719]M6 - 40.70mE39 1994 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "RPS Royal Centenary" (100 units) 1994 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Leica HISTORICA 20th Anniversary" [11836] (150 units) 1995 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Gold Dragon" [11834] (300 units) 1995 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Gold "King of Thailand" [11833] (700 units) 1996 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Gold "Sultan of Brunei" (125 units) 1996 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "150 Jahre Optik" [10483] (30 units) 1999 ●
—Leica Summicron 50mm F/2 [11619] [LSM] 1999 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Kanto" (100 units) 2000 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Titanium [11624] (500 units) 2001 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "50 Jahre Summicron" [11615] (1000 units) 2003 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "Classic" (500 units) 2004 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 "David Douglas Duncan" (16 units) 2014 ●
—Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Safari [11824] (500 units) 2019 ●
■Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. [11141, 11142]M8 - 50.70mE39 2012 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPHERICAL for RED (1 unit) 2013 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. Titanium (333 units) 2016 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. Red [11696] (100 units) 2016 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. "LHSA 50th Anniversary" (500 units) 2017 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. Black [11811] (700 units) 2019 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. "Leica HISTORICA 45th Anniversary" [11778] (45 units) 2020 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. Titanium (250 units) 2022 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. Gold "King of Thailand" (30 units) 2022 ●
—Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH. "Leica M Edition 70" (250 units) 2024 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
50mm
F/2
6 elements in 4 groups (Double Gauss derivative)
Leica M
46.8° (35mm full frame)
On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
66.5mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/2.7 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
36°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring
8 (eight)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:
Yes
0.70m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
<No data>
<No data>
Accessories:
Screw-type 39mm
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Source of data

  • Own research.

From the editor

A kit lens for the special limited LEICA MP 0.72 black paint finish camera released in 500 units in 2004 for the Schmidt Marketing, Leica's Asian distributor.

Other Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 [V] special editions (12)


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