Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f2 ASPH Detailed Comparison

Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f2 ASPH

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Voigtlander 50mm F1.1

Standard Prime | Leica M

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Leica APO 50mm f2 ASPH

Standard Prime | Leica M

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Reasons to choose Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton over Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f2 ASPH

Max Aperture - Wide	1.1 vs 2	faster lens at wide

Reasons to choose Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f2 ASPH over Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton

Diaphragm Blades	11 vs 10	better Bokeh
Weight	300 g vs 428 g	128 g lighter
Diameter	53 mm vs 70 mm	17 mm smaller in diameter
Length	47 mm vs 57 mm	10 mm shorter

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Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 vs Leica APO 50mm f2 ASPH Specs Table

Detailed comparison of specifications

General	Voigtlander 50mm F1.1	Leica APO 50mm f2 ASPH
Brand	Voigtlander	Leica
Lens Type	Prime	Prime
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Lens Type	Standard Prime	Standard Prime
Lens Mount	Leica M	Leica M
Max Format	35mm FF	35mm FF
Focal Range	50mm	50mm
Image Stabilization	No	No
Colour	Unknown	Unknown
Zoom Method	No Zoom	No Zoom
Power Zoom	No	No
Zoom Lock	No	No
Zoom Ratio	1.0X	1.0X
Aperture
Max Aperture	F1.1	F2.0
Min Aperture	F16.0	F16.0
Aperture Ring	Yes	Yes
Diaphragm Blades	10	11
Optics
Optical Elements	7	8
Optical Groups	6	5
Special Elements	unknown	unknown
Focusing
Min Focus Distance	1m	0.7m
Max Magnification	unknown	0.088X
Autofocus	No	No
AF Motor Type	None	None
Full Time Manual	N/A	N/A
Focus Method	Unknown	Unknown
Distance Scale	No	Yes
DoF Scale	No	Yes
Distance Scale	No	Yes
Focus Distance Limiter	Unknown	Unknown
Physical Specs
Weight	428g	300g
Diameter	70mm	53mm
Length	57mm	47mm
Materials	Unknown	metal barrel, metal mount
Weather Sealing	No	No
Filter Thread	Unknown	39mm
Filter Notes	-	Inner-threaded for screw-in filters
Hood Supplied	Unknown	Yes
Hood Code	Unknown	Unknown
Tripod Collar	No	No
Optional Accessories	Hood LH-7	-
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