Elmar (lens)
The name Elmar is used by Leica to designate camera lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/3.98 or f/4.0.
History
The Elmar lenses originally had a maximum aperture of f/3.5. These lenses were derived from a 50 mm f/3.5 Elmax lens first produced in 1925. The name is a combination of Ernst Leitz and Max Berak.[1]
Description
Elmar lenses variously has a maximum f-number of f/2.8 or f/3.4 or f/3.8 or f/4. Currently the Elmar lenses have a maximum aperture of f/3.8 or f/4, as in the Elmar-M 24 mm f/3.8 and Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm f/4.[1] The name Elmar is sometimes combined with: Super, Tele, APO, Macro or Vario.
Market positions
Elmar lenses are comparatively slow. As a result they tend to be smaller and lighter than faster lenses of the same focal length.[1][2]
List of Elmar lenses
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- For the M39 lens mount
- Elmar 50 mm f/3.5 collapsible
- For the Leica M mount
- Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm f/4 ASPH.
- Tri-Elmar-M 28–35–50 mm f/4 ASPH.
- Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH.
- Elmar-M 50 mm f/2.8
- Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4
- Elmar 135 mm f/4.0
- For the Leica R mount
- Leica 15 mm f/3.5 Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design)
- Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R bellows version
- Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R helical version
- Leica 180 mm f/4 Elmar-R – 1976
- Leica 21 mm–35 mm f/3.5–f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002
- Leica 28 mm–70 mm f/3.5–4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
- Leica 35–70 f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
- Leica 35–70 mm f/3.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
- Leica 70–210 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
- Leica 75–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production)
- Leica 80–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
- Leica 80–200 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
- Leica 105–280 mm f/4.2 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
- For the Leica S mount
- Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH.
- TS-APO-Elmar-S 1:5.6/120 mm ASPH. (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
- Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH.
- Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. CS
- Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30–90 mm ASPH.
- For the Leica L Mount
- Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5–4.5 / 16–35 ASPH.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Taylor, David (2014). Leica M Typ 240 Expanded Guide. United Kingdom: Ammonite Press. ISBN 1781450390.
- ^ "LEICA Lens Names". www.kenrockwell.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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