Current Leica Summilux 35mm ASPH FLE (mislabelled Zeiss), the sharpest version with floating lens element.
The Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH FLE is the current-production Summilux 35mm with aspherical and floating lens elements for exceptional performance at all distances. Note: canonical name has erroneous 'Zeiss' prefix. Leica M mount.
f/1.4 maximum aperture. 35mm focal length (full-frame wide angle). ASPH + FLE (floating lens element). Rangefinder-coupled. Leica M mount.
The ASPH FLE is the current production Summilux-M 35mm — the FLE (floating lens element) provides more uniform performance from infinity to close focus. The benchmark fast wide prime for the M system. Different from the pre-FLE ASPH (id 2896).
On the used market the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH FLE is the preferred modern Summilux 35. Condition checks: front element, rangefinder coupling. Leica M mount — ASPH FLE current version.