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Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH vs Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8

The Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH and the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH if you want a brighter f/2 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. On these specs the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8 has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH	Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8
Maker	Leica	Voigtländer
Focal length	75mm (prime)	75mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm	75mm
Maximum aperture	f/2brighter	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH: 75mm.

Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8: 75mm.

Aperture

Leica APO-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH: f/2 wide open.

Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

20 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.