Lens Summary
Brand: Leica
Also Known As: Leica Super Elmar 21mm f/3.4
Lens Type: Prime Lens
Format: Full Frame / FX
Focus: Manual Focus
Lens Mount: Leica M
Release Date: 2011-06-21
MSRP Price: $2995
Made in: Germany
Production Status: In Production
Lens Description: The new Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH. is a worthy successor to the now legendary Leica Super-Angulon-M 21 mm f/3.4. Just like its popular forerunner, the new super-wide-angle lens is characterized by superb imaging performance and amazingly compact construction. Even at maximum aperture, the lens delivers outstanding rendition of details and optimum contrast up to its closest focusing distance. The lens is supplied complete with a metal, screw-mounted lens hood to prevent flare effects and ensure perfect image sharpness. Thanks to its wide angle of view, the Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH. is particularly suitable for architectural and landscape photography. At the same time, this focal length is also ideal for dynamic photojournalistic photography. The sophisticated optical design and construction of the lens comprises eight elements - including one with two aspherical surfaces and another four with anomalous partial dispersion - and plays a decisive role in reducing distortion and vignetting to an absolute minimum. With the new Super-Elmar-M, M photographers now have a compact and versatile high-performance lens for the broad spectrum of photographic situations covered by super-wide-angle photography.
Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH Specifications
Lens Specifications | |
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Lens Type | Prime Lens |
Focal Length | 21mm |
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 | 1:29.4 |
MegaOIS / PowerOIS (Image Stabilization) | No |
Aperture Information | |
Aperture Ring | Yes |
Maximim Aperture | f/3.4 |
Minimum Aperture | f/16 |
Maximum Angle of View (Full frame or larger format) | 35mm format (24 x 36mm): 91°, 80°, 59° |
Minimum Angle of View (Full frame or larger format) | Leica M8 models (18 x 27mm): 74°, 64°, 46° |
Optical Information | |
Lens Elements | 8 |
Lens Groups | 7 |
Aspherical Elements | 2 aspheric elements, 4 anomalous partial dispersion glasselements |
Focus Information | |
Focus | Manual Focus |
Built-in Focus Motor | No |
Minimum Focus Distance | 0.70m |
Distance Information | Yes |
Filter Information | |
Filter Size | 46mm |
Accepts Filter Type | Screw-on |
Physical Characteristics | |
Weather / Dust Sealing | Yes |
Mount Material | Metal |
Dimensions | 53 x 43mm |
Weight | 279g |
Other Information | |
Available in Colors | Black |