# Leica 28mm Summaron-M f/5.6 Lens Review
*January 2018*

![LEICA - Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 Lens](/static/images/legacy/822fe-19adb-35143736_10156274590300132_3695287821645381632_n.jpg)

**LEICA Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 Lens**

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 **This little lens is absolute magic.**

I've owned it for a few days now, and I rarely want to take it off my camera, especially when I'm out on the street and it's bright outside.

*This is the ultimate street photography lens.*

*Video review available on Vimeo*

![Selfie (taken indoors) with the new limited Leica 28mm Summaron-M f/5.6.](/static/images/legacy/0501e-c931f-l1001557.jpg)



## The Perfect Street Photography Lens

* It's incredibly small (smallest M lens ever made!).
* It has an absolutely fantastic rendering, very classic look while retaining a modern edge.
* At f/5.6, nearly everything is in focus — perfect for street photography.
* 28mm is a great focal length for street photography.

## Sample Images

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As you can see, the microcontrast rendering of the 28 Summaron-M lens lends itself incredibly well to black and white photography, and colors, while muted, can easily be "popped" in post production, with much success.

## Things to Note about the 28mm Summaron-M

* This lens' minimum focus distance is 1m, not 0.7m like most modern Leica glass.
* The focus mechanism does not rotate between 9 o’clock and 6 o’clock like most Leica glass does. This range is used for the standard street distances you’ll be shooting it with — but for closer objects, you have to go all the way to 1 o’clock, which definitely takes some getting used to.
* Because the lens is so small, it’s easy to accidentally have a finger at the edges of your frame. This just requires some adjustment to the handling vs. standard Leica glass.
* The focus mechanism locks at infinity, and requires a depress of the adjuster to unlock it. This comes very naturally, but takes a little getting used to.
* Mounting and dismounting the lens is a little difficult, as there’s little to grab on to, other than the focus adjuster. This is why it locks at infinity.

*I highly recommend this lens for street photographers.*

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