The Leica 90mm f/2.2 Thambar-M is a gauzy portrait-length M-mount prime that replicates the optics and image quality of the 1930s original while improving on its design. Key features include:

Removable Center Spot Filter. The Leica 90mm f/2.2 Thambar-M is characterized by its soft focus and its removable center spot filter that further enhances its dreamy quality.

Unique Portrait-Length Prime. This lens’s focal length makes it ideal for portraiture and general use. Its bright f/2.2 maximum aperture is great for low-light shooting and gives you substantial depth-of-field control, its 20-blade diaphragm produces pleasing out-of-focus highlights, and its manual-focus design gives you a 3.3-foot minimum focusing distance so you can get in relatively close.

Replicates the Original’s Optical Design. The three-group/four-element optical design is based on that of the 1930s original, but adds a protective coating on the glass elements to combat corrosion.

Smooth, Stepless Aperture with Dual Scales. You get a stepless aperture ring for smooth, precise adjustments unencumbered by click-stops. Red and white dual aperture scales represent working with and without center spot filter in place.

High-Quality Build. The included, felt-lined metal lens hood protect the lens’s metal body from scratches.