Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Leica M mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Fair |
| Macro | Poor |
Reasons to Buy Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 11 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH is compatible with cameras that have Leica M lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica M lenses are Leica M11, Leica M10 and Leica M Typ 262.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH has a maximum diameter of 74mm and total length of 91mm. It weighs 1010g / 35.6 oz.
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH has a fixed focal lenght of 90mm.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.11x and has a minimum focusing distance of 1m. 0.11x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH has a max aperture of F1.5 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH's optical formula consists of 8 elements in 6 groups . Special elements used in this design is 1 aspherical element.
Lens Hood
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH is available in color.
Popular Comparisons of Leica Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH
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