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Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 vs Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8

The Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 and the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 and the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecLeica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8
MakerLeicaVoigtländer
Focal length90mm (prime)90mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent90mm90mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsLeica MLeica M
Stabilisednono
Autofocusno, manual focusno, manual focus
Weightnot listed250 g
Cameras it fits20 in this guide20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080090mm equiv.Leica
Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8: 90mm.
142435508513520040080090mm equiv.Voigtländer
Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8: 90mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm 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

Leica · 23°Voigtländer · 23°
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.

Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8

and 10 more

Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8

and 10 more

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