The Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron-M Aspherical Lens is an aspheric lens surface technology for this long popular Leica 35mm M lens.  With outstanding imaging performance and excellent sharpness and contrast, make this lens a perfect addition to your Leica equipment.  The 35mm f/2 has been updated with the "6-bit" coding, which allows the digital M camera to read this information optionally and to identify which lens is being used, and also to store this information in image metadata.  With its versatility and all-around performance makes this lens an excellent high-speed wide-angle addition to your elegent compact camera.  This lens also comes available in a silver chrome plated version.