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.

Leica Tele-Elmar 135 mm
90 mm (9 cm) screw mount lens for Leica

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.
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See also

References
  1. Taylor, David (2014). Leica M Typ 240 Expanded Guide. United Kingdom: Ammonite Press. ISBN 1781450390.
  2. "LEICA Lens Names". www.kenrockwell.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

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