Leica 5cm f1.5 Summarit (SOOIA-M / 11120) - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus normal lens made for M-mount rangefinder cameras introduced by Leica in 1949. The 5cm f1.5 Summarit is a coated version of the older 5cm f1.5 Xenon from 1939. The early examples have a movable aperture index and a fixed aperture scale; later examples have it reversed. The early examples also used bayonet filters, while later examples use E41 screw-in filters. It is occasionally seen with a factory-fitted screw-to-bayonet adapter, indicating that the lens was initially built upon the chassis of the LTM M39 mount version (SOOIA / 11020). Metal body available in silver.

  • Leitz Wetzlar/Canada 5cm f1.5 Summarit (7 elements, 5 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 16
  • Size: 51 x 45 mm
  • Weight: 320g
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Leica M

Leica’s M mount was introduced in 1953 alongside its first camera, the M3. Despite the rise of the SLR, Leica cameras have continued to succeed as their unique combination of build quality, speed, and discretion sets them apart from competition. The M bayonet mount, and the cameras introduced alongside it, offered (& continue to offer) a number of advantages over SLRs and other rangefinder cameras.

One big advantage is automatic framelines, which react to the lens on the camera to show accurate framelines in the viewfinder. This is even possible with older Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses if the correct adapter is used.

Other manufacturers, such as Cosina Voigtländer, Carl Zeiss, Konica, and Minolta, have also produced rangefinder cameras using Leica M mount.

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Leica 5cm f1.5 Summarit (SOOIA-M / 11120) - Lens Availability & Price History
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29 Jul 2023 T49037 € 799,00 Leica 5cm f1.5 Summarit (SOOIA-M / 11120) - Lens Image