LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 ASPH. (Order code 11699)

Original owner. Complete. Just back from Leica Wetzlar, rebuilt and calibrated.

Werk Nr / Serial number: 4818137

JUST BACK FROM LEICA - AND WHY I SENT IT

I sent this lens to Leica in May 2026 to have dust removed from the internal elements. That is all. Dust is a fact of life on an M lens - they are not weather sealed, and a lens will collect some over time. Nothing was wrong with it, it focused and worked perfectly, and I simply wanted the glass properly clean rather than selling with dust and having unnecessary questions about it.

Leica carried out their full lens service: disassembly, clean optics, repair focusing mount, test images, overall adjustment, cleaning and final inspection. That is their standard work list and I have quoted it verbatim rather than paraphrasing.

A NOTE ON LEICA'S WORDING, BECAUSE IT MATTERS

You will notice the word 'repair' in that list. Before you read anything into it, look at the Leica completion certificate I have photographed here. It is Leica's standard pre-printed card, the one they issue with every service job, and its fixed text reads:

'Ihr Leica Produkt wurde instand gesetzt...'

'Your Leica product has been repaired...'

That is Leica's own translation, printed on the card, sent to every customer whatever the work. 'Instand gesetzt' means restored to working order. 'Repair' is simply Leica's vocabulary for having worked on something - it is not a fault report.

So, as far as I am aware nothing was faulty with this lens. I sent it in because I wanted the dust out of it. You have all the paperwork here and you are welcome to read it and judge for yourself, which is exactly why I have included it. The technician signed it off on 22 June 2026 and it was invoiced on the 7th of July. Everything comes with the lens: Leica's invoice (3091161420) and their completion certificate, hand-written and signed by the technician who did the work, naming the lens and this

exact serial number - 4818137. I have photographed both. I would rather you read

Leica's own words than take mine. The job cost me £377.27 .

What this means for you: the lens was with Leica from mid-May to the 7th of July - about two months - and cost £377.27. That time and that money are already spent. You get a lens that Leica have had apart, cleaned, adjusted, test-shot and signed off within the last month, with the paperwork.

I would rather say it than have you assume it: the certificate is a record of the work and a final inspection. It is not a warranty and I am not offering one. It tells you what was done, by whom, and when.

THE LENS

Leica's finest 35mm, and arguably the finest 35mm made by anyone.

Ten elements in five groups, four aspherical surfaces, six anomalous partial dispersion elements and a floating element. Apochromatic correction, which is what the APO in the name means and what separates this from the regular Summicron-M 35.

E39 filter. Screw-on hood. 320g. 6-bit coded. Made in Wetzlar. Focuses to 0.7m on the rangefinder and down to 0.30m in live view - the extra throw past the 0.7m detent is the APO's own party trick and the quickest way to tell it from the standard Summicron.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE APO

This is the APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH, order code 11699. It is NOT the regular Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (11673 / 11674), which is a different and much less expensive lens with a similar name. The two share a filter thread and a hood type, so they are easy to confuse. This one focuses past 0.7m down to 0.3m; the regular one does not.

CONDITION

Used occasionally, never professionally. Never dropped, never

knocked, never had a moment's trouble in my hands. Absolutely excellent condition all round.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

- Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH., black anodised (11699)

- Original box and inner packaging

- Lens hood

- Front and rear caps

- Lens pouch - string pull

- Lens case - zipped

- Leica Original Inspection certificate

- All original papers - 'M-Lens' and 'Das Wesentliche'

- Leica service documentation, 22 June 2026, naming this serial

POSTAGE AND COLLECTION

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm, insured, signature required. Dispatched within one working day of cleared payment, double-boxed with the original packaging inside a plain outer carton. UK ONLY. Will not send out of UK.

Collection from central London is welcome. Pay through eBay checkout first, then inspect it properly before you take it away.

RETURNS

30-day returns accepted. If the item is not as I have described it, I will refund you in full. I have described it as accurately as I can, and I would rather you returned it than kept something you were unhappy with.

ABOUT ME

I am the original owner of this lens, bought new and used personally. I have sold on eBay for many years with 100% positive feedback across 84 transactions, including previous Leica equipment. Please do check my feedback - it is the best evidence I can offer you that this sale will go smoothly.

Questions are very welcome. I would much rather answer them before you buy than have you disappointed afterwards. If you would like additional photographs of any specific detail, just ask and I will take them.