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Leica Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Leica for Full frame cameras, 50mm f/2. About half the weight of the APO-Summicron-SL 50.

MakerLeica
Focal length50mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsL-Mount
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080050mm equiv.50mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 50mm · 40°APS-C 75mm · 27°
How wide 50mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2
f/2 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (L-Mount): as marked, 50mm.
  • On APS-C (L-Mount): like 75mm on full frame; f/2 gives about the depth of field of f/3 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Leica SL3-P at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.