Summarit

Leica IIIf with the Summarit 50 mm f/1.5.

The name Summarit is used by Leica to designate camera lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/2.4. The name has been in use since 1949.

History

The Summarit was initially introduced as Leica's fastest lens in 1949 with a maximum aperture of f/1.5. Since then, the Noctilux and Summilux named lenses have superseded this old aperture.

On 3 August 2007 Leica revived the name and announced a series of less expensive lenses, the Summarit-M. The Summarit-M lenses work on Leica M-series film and digital rangefinder cameras.

Description

In its current iteration the Summarit lenses have a maximum f-number of f/2.4.

Market positions

Leica introduced these less expensive lenses, which also fit Leica M mount cameras like the recent Cosina (Carl Zeiss AG and Voigtländer brands) lenses as an alternative to its main line professional and expensive lenses.

List of Summarit lenses

For the M39 lens mount

• Summarit 50 mm f/1.5

For the Leica M mount

• Summarit-M 50 mm f/1.5
• Summarit-M 35 mm f/2.4 ASPH.
• Summarit-M 50 mm f/2.4
• Summarit-M 75 mm f/2.4
• Summarit-M 90 mm f/2.4

For the Leica S mount

• Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH.
• Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH. CS
• Summarit-S 70 mm f/2.5 ASPH.
• Summarit-S 70 mm f/2.5 ASPH. CS
• Summicron-S 100 mm f/2.5 ASPH.
• Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 120 mm f/2.5
• Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 120 mm f/2.5 CS

External links

• kenrockwell.com/leica/summarit-m.htm