Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 50mm F/3.5 [III]
Standard prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
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- Announced:
- · 1954
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
- Original name:
- · Ernst Leitz GmbH Wetzlar Elmar f=5cm 1:3,5
- Order No.:
- · ELMAR / 11010
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame standard prime lens
- System:
- · Leica SM (1930)
Abbreviations
| III | Third generation. |
Model history (8)
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 50mm | |
| F/3.5 | |
| 4 elements in 3 groups (Cooke triplet derivative) | |
| Leica screw mount | |
| 46.8° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Manual |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring |
| 10 (ten) | |
| Focusing: | |
Coupled to the rangefinder: | Yes |
| 1m | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing lever |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| <No data> | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 39mm | |
| ITOOY / 12580 | |
| IROOA / 12571 | |
| 12585 |
Source of data
- Own research.
Manufacturer description
When the 50 mm. ELMAR lens appeared at the beginning of the development of the LEICA, it was a sensation. Such a masterpiece of optical design could hace come only from a firm used to the high precision of microscope construction. The ELMAR is the most-used standard lens, unsurpassed in its class for optical quality. Its outstanding color correction is also superb for color shots. Amateur or expert, you'll like this lens for normal light conditions where accurate results with the finest detail rendering are a "must", and ultra-high speed is less important. Its high resolving power makes the ELMAR ideal for close-ups, copying, and other technical photographic jobs.
Notes
- All LEICA lenses having a focusing lever are automatically locked at the infinity position. This feature enables the camera to be used for infinity scenes and subjects without danger of the lens becoming accidentally out of focus due to unintentional movement. To release the lever for focusing on nearer planes press the knob at the end of the lever.
Other standard prime lenses in the Leica SM system
| ■Leica screw mount (11) | |||||||||
| Leitz Elmar 50mm F/3.5 [I] [ELMAR, ELMARKUP, ELMARCHROM] • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | A36 | 1930 ● | ||||
| Leitz Elmar 50mm F/3.5 [II] [ELMAR] • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | A36 | 1951 ● | ||||
| Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 50mm F/2.8 [I] [ELMOO / 11512, ELMOO / 11012] • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | E39 | 1957 ● | ||||
| Leitz Hektor 50mm F/2.5 [HEKTO, HEKTORKUP, HEKTOCHROM] • Collapsible | M | 6 - 3 | 1.00m | A36 | 1931 ● | ||||
| Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summar 50mm F/2 [SUMAR, SUMARKUP, SUMARCHROM] | M | 6 - 4 | 1.00m | A36 | 1933 ● | ||||
| Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summar 50mm F/2 [SUMUS, SUMUSKUP, SUMUSCHROM] • Collapsible | M | 6 - 4 | 1.00m | A36 | 1934 ● | ||||
| Leitz / Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 50mm F/2 [SOORE / 11015] • Collapsible | M | 7 - 4 | 1.00m | E36.4 | 1939 ● | ||||
| Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 50mm F/2 [I] [SOOIC / 11016] • Collapsible | M | 7 - 6 | 1.00m | E39 | 1953 ● | ||||
| Leitz Wetzlar Compur-Summicron 50mm F/2 (150 units) | M | ? - ? | 1.00m | 1954 ● | |||||
| Leitz Wetzlar Xenon 50mm F/1.5 [XEMOO] | M | 7 - 5 | 1.00m | A51 | 1936 ● | ||||
| Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summarit 50mm F/1.5 [SOOIA / 11020] | M | 7 - 5 | 1.00m | E41 | 1949 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Leica screw mount (25) | |||||||||
| Serenar / Canon 50mm F/3.5 [II] LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | S.VI | 1952 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Heliar 50mm F/3.5 LSM "Heliar 101 Years Limited Edition" (2000 units) • Collapsible | M | 5 - 3 | 1.00m | ⌀27 | 2001 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Heliar 50mm F/3.5 LSM "Cosina 50th Anniversary, Bessa 10th Anniversary" (600 units) • Collapsible | M | 5 - 3 | 1.00m | ⌀27 | 2009 ● | ||||
| Konishiroku Hexar 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | A36 | 1955 ● | ||||
| MS Optics MS-Mode-AH Apoqualia 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible | M | 5 - 3 | 1.00m | ⌀30.5 | 2009 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q·C 50mm F/3.5 LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 1.5 ft. | ⌀34.5 | 1950 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q[·C] 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | A36 | 1945 ● | ||||
| Industar-50 50mm F/3.5 LSM akaИНДУСТАР-50 50mm F/3.5 [П] | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | ⌀33 | ● | ||||
| Industar-50 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible akaИНДУСТАР-50 50mm F/3.5 [П] | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | ⌀33 | 1953 ● | ||||
| Industar-22 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible akaИНДУСТАР-22 50mm F/3.5 [П] [МОСКВА / ЗОРКИЙ] | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | -- | 1948 ● | ||||
| Industar-22 50mm F/3.5 LSM akaИНДУСТАР-22 50mm F/3.5 П | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | ● | |||||
| FED 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible akaФЭД 50mm F/3.5 | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | A36 | ● | ||||
| FED 50mm F/3.5 LSM "Industar-10" • Collapsible akaИндустар-10 50mm F/3.5 akaФЭД 50mm F/3.5 | M | 4 - 3 | 1.00m | A36 | ● | ||||
| FED 50mm F/3.5 Close Focus LSM • Collapsible akaФЭД 50mm F/3.5 | M | 4 - 3 | 0.50m | A36 | ● | ||||
| Tanaka Kogaku Tanar 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | 1952 ● | |||||
| Tanaka Kogaku Tanar 50mm F/3.5 LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | 1954 ● | |||||
| Tanaka Kogaku Tanar 50mm F/3.5 H.C. Close Focus LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 1.5 ft. | 1955 ● | |||||
| Tanaka Kogaku Tanar 50mm F/3.5 H.C. Close Focus LSM Black | M | 4 - 3 | 1.5 ft. | 1957 ● | |||||
| Tokyo Kogaku Topcor 50mm F/3.5 Tessar Type LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | A36 | 1955 ● | ||||
| Tokyo Optical Topcor 50mm F/3.5 Elmar Type LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | A36 | 1954 ● | ||||
| Tokyo Kogaku Topcor 50mm F/3.5 Tessar Type LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | ⌀34 | 1955 ● | ||||
| Tokyo Kogaku Topcor 50mm F/3.5 Elmar Type LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | ⌀34 | 1955 ● | ||||
| Tokyo Optical [C.] Simlar 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible akaTokyo Optical State 50mm F/3.5 LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | A36 | 1946 ● | ||||
| Nicca-L·C 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | 1949 ● | |||||
| Lena-Q·C 50mm F/3.5 LSM • Collapsible akaReise-Q·C 50mm F/3.5 LSM | M | 4 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | 1954 ● | |||||