nguyen Posted September 30 Share #1 Posted September 30 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the summilux and would like something wider for more city street walk lens. These two lenses are available for purchase at similar used price. I’ve heard the 35mm is the best APO lens that Leica made. Anyone used both and able to compare them? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Hi nguyen, Take a look here Any opinion on the SL APO 28mm vs APO 35mm?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted September 30 Share #2 Posted September 30 I would prioritise the desired focal length over any perceived/imagined minuscule difference in image quality. If you are able to see any difference in real-world results, you deserve the Nobelprize for pixel-peeping. Just get the lens that fits your photographic style best. That is vastly more important. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fededuran Posted September 30 Share #3 Posted September 30 I own the 28mm Apo and have used the 35mm Apo in the past. Apart from the FL, I don't see any significant difference between them: the 28 is as special as the 35. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaR10 Posted October 1 Share #4 Posted October 1 Nguyen, First welcome to the forum. Second, I agree with Jaapv's post. Both are superb lenses and I really can't fault either one. It will get down to which focal length and angle of view suits your genres of photography. I use mine for landscape photography along with the SL Apo 21. IMO, in terms of Leica prime lenses, the SL Apos don't get any better than what they are...stellar. r/ Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robb Posted October 2 Share #5 Posted October 2 28 has the same goods as 35 pick your focal length and go make magic with all the apo’s Robb 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. G Posted October 2 Share #6 Posted October 2 15 hours ago, robb said: 28 has the same goods as 35 pick your focal length and go make magic with all the apo’s Robb They're all magical, but the 75 has some extra magic 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted October 2 Share #7 Posted October 2 Advertisement (gone after registration) Am 30.9.2025 um 18:36 schrieb nguyen: I’ve heard the 35 mm is the best Apo-Summicron-SL lens that Leica made. That might be true from the lens designer's point of view but doesn't mean anything from the lens user's point of view. Get the lens that matches your view. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpf1952 Posted October 4 Share #8 Posted October 4 I have the good fortune to own the 28, 50 and 75mm SL APO lenses. In my work, the combination of the 28 an 75 work really well. Tom 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted October 4 Share #9 Posted October 4 If you alread have a 50, then 28 myight be the more useful focal length? I own most of the SL apos. If I just bring one lens I prefer the 35 focal length. If I bring 2, I think the 28-50 combo is fun. like the others said, I also would recomment to chose based on the focal length. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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