Leitz / Leica Elmarit-M 21mm F/2.8

Ultra-wide angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1980
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Original name:
  • · LEITZ ELMARIT-M 1:2.8/21
  • · LEICA ELMARIT-M 1:2.8/21
  • Order No.:
  • · 11134 - black anodized
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame ultra-wide angle prime lens
  • · Professional model
  • System:
  • · Leica M (1954)

Model history (2)

■Leitz / Leica Elmarit-M 21mm F/2.8 [11134]M8 - 60.70mE60 1980 ●
■Leica Elmarit-M 21mm F/2.8 ASPH. [11135, 11897]M9 - 70.70mE55 1997 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
21mm
F/2.8
8 elements in 6 groups
Leica M
91.7° (35mm full frame)
On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
27.9mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.7 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
75.5°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring
8 (eight)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:
Yes
0.70m
1:30
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing tab
Physical characteristics:
290g
⌀62×46.5mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 60mm
42537
12543

Sources of data

  • Leica M4-P booklet (PUB. 121.110-130) (August 1980).
  • Handbook of the LEICA system (July 1982).
  • Handbook of the LEICA system (PUB. 100-021) (May 1987).
  • Handbook of the LEICA system (September 1995).
  • Handbook of the LEICA system (December 1989).
  • Handbook of the LEICA system (April 1981).
  • Leica M6 booklet (PUB. 110-186) (September 1984).

Manufacturer description

This lens not only offers high light transmission and superior definition but also eveness of illumination across the entire field-of-view. Its main areas of application are: internal and external architectural photography as well as industrial-, fashion-, reportage- and landscape- photograpy. The image angle of 92° offers dramatic effects: monumental foreground with strongly receding background.

From the editor

The lens was mentioned in the Leica M4-P booklet (PUB. 121.110-130) (August 1980) and the Handbook of the LEICA system (April 1981), but the specification given there appears to be erroneous. We filled out the specification based on the newer booklets.

The Handbook of the LEICA system (July 1982) lists lighter weight of 260g.

Other ultra-wide angle prime lenses in the Leica M system

■Leica M mount (7)
Carl Zeiss Hologon 15mm F/8 for Leica-M [11003]--3 - 30.20m-- 1972 ●
Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm F/4 ASPH. [11626, 11642]M10 - 70.50m 2006 ●
Leica Super-Elmar-M 18mm F/3.8 ASPH. [11649]M8 - 70.70m 2009 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Super-Angulon 21mm F/3.4 [11103]M8 - 40.40mS.VII 1963 ●
Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm F/3.4 ASPH. [11145]M8 - 70.70mE46 2011 ●
Leica Elmarit-M 21mm F/2.8 ASPH. [11135, 11897]M9 - 70.70mE55 1997 ●
Leica Summilux-M 21mm F/1.4 ASPH. [11647]M10 - 80.70mS.VIII 2008 ●

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