Leica 50mm f2 Summitar - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus normal lens made for M39 screw mount rangefinder cameras by Leica produced from 1939 to 1955. It uses E36.4 conical L-type filters. Metal body available in silver.

  • Leica 50mm f2 Summitar (7 elements, 4 groups)
  • Manual focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 10 (6 after s/n 810001)
  • Size: 54 x 43 mm
  • Weight: 209g
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LTM / M39

M39 is a screw-type mount system originally designed by Oskar Barnack for Leica cameras in the 1930s. These Leica Thread Mount (LTM) camera bodies attach lenses using a 39mm threaded screw mount.

This mount was the prominent rangefinder mount for Leica until 1953 when the M3 debuted. The M Mount bayonet spelled the end for Leica’s thread mount cameras, although other manufacturers, like Canon, Leotax, and Zorki, continued to use the M39 mount for their cameras.

There are some early Soviet SLRs that also use a 39mm thread mount called M39. Lenses for this system are incompatible with M39 rangefinder lenses, and vice versa, due to differences in flange distance.

M39 rangefinder lenses can be easily adapted to mirrorless camera systems.

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Leica 50mm f2 Summitar - Lens Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
12 Feb 2025 T90340 € 454.99 Leica 50mm f2 Summitar - Lens Image
28 Mar 2024 E20718 € 356.08 Leica 50mm f2 Summitar - Lens Image