Lens Summary
Brand: Leica
Also Known As: Leica Super Elmar 18mm f/3.8
Lens Type: Prime Lens
Format: Full Frame / FX
Focus: Manual Focus
Lens Mount: Leica M
Release Date: 2009-02-17
MSRP Price: $3195
Made in: Germany
Production Status: In Production
Lens Description: The Leica Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH. will help you capture the expansiveness of space like few other tools. Nominally larger than a standard lens, it boasts an extreme angle of view of up to 100 degrees and reaches far into the field of super wide angle lenses, at the same time guaranteeing the outstanding lens qualities that are typical for Leica. The Leica Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH. broadens the horizon not only in architecture and landscape photography but in many other areas as well.
Leica Super-Elmar-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH Specifications
| Lens Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Lens Type | Prime Lens |
| Focal Length | 18mm |
| Mount Type | Leica M |
| Format | Full Frame / FX |
| Compatible Format(s) | 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor DSLR (APS-C Sensor) |
| Compatible with Teleconverters | No |
| Maximum Reproduction Ratio | 1:35 |
| MegaOIS / PowerOIS (Image Stabilization) | No |
| Aperture Information | |
| Aperture Ring | Yes |
| Maximim Aperture | f/3.8 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/16 |
| Maximum Angle of View (Full frame or larger format) | 90° x 67° |
| Optical Information | |
| Lens Elements | 8 |
| Lens Groups | 7 |
| Diaphragm Blades | 9 |
| Aspherical Elements | 1 |
| Focus Information | |
| Focus | Manual Focus |
| Built-in Focus Motor | No |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 0.70m |
| Distance Information | Yes |
| Filter Information | |
| Filter Size | 77mm |
| Accepts Filter Type | Screw-on |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weather / Dust Sealing | Yes |
| Mount Material | Metal |
| Dimensions | 61 x 58mm |
| Weight | 310g |
| Other Information | |
| Available in Colors | Black |
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