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Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH vs Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical

The Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH if you want a brighter f/1.4 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (77 against 20 in this guide).

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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 Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	Leica	Voigtländer
Focal length	28mm (prime)	28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	28mm	28mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.4brighter	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	325 g
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	77 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH: 28mm.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: 28mm.

Aperture

Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH: f/1.4 wide open.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 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. In all, the Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH fits 20 and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical 77.