Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit-C 40mm F/2.8

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1973
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Original name:
  • · LEITZ WETZLAR ELMARIT-C 1:2.8/40
  • Order No.:
  • · 11541 - black anodized
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Leica CL (1973)

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
40mm
F/2.8
4 elements in 3 groups (Tessar)
Leica M
56.8° (35mm full frame)
On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
53.2mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.7 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
44.2°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring
10 (ten)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:
Yes
0.80m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing tab
Physical characteristics:
125g
<No data>
Accessories:
Series 5.5
12518 - Screw-type round

Source of data

  • Own research.

From the editor

A very compact standard lens designed by Leitz for the Leica CL (1973). Minolta, upon receiving the prototype, came to the conclusion that the lens was not up to Minolta standards in terms of the optical performance, and requested Leitz to submit a redesign which resulted in the SUMMICRON-C 40/2.

For description of accessories, please refer to the page dedicated to the SUMMICRON-C 40/2.

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Leica CL system

■Leica M mount (2)
Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-C 40mm F/2 [11542] • Pancake lensM6 - 40.80mS.5.5 1973 ●
Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 for CL • Pancake lensM6 - 40.80m⌀40.5 1973 ●

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■Leica M mount (67)
7Artisans 35mm F/1.4 WEN MM10 - 90.70m⌀49 2020 ●
7Artisans 35mm F/2 WEN M IIM8 - 70.70m⌀55 2022 ●
7Artisans 35mm F/5.6 WEN M • Body cap lens--5 - 40.30m-- 2020 ●
7Artisans 35mm F/2 MM7 - 50.70m⌀43 2018 ●
Artra Lab Similar 35mm F/1.4M7 - 50.80m⌀43 2025 ●
Rockstar 40mm F/5.6 MM7 - 50.40m⌀46 2022 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 Aspherical II VMM10 - 70.50m⌀52 2011 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/2.5 P II VM • Pancake lensM7 - 50.70m⌀39 2004 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.4 Classic Line VMM8 - 60.70m⌀43 2008 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F/1.4 Classic Line VMM7 - 60.70m⌀43 2004 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F/1.7 Aspherical Vintage Line VMM9 - 70.50m⌀46 2015 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 Aspherical VMM10 - 70.70m⌀52 2003 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F/2 Aspherical Vintage Line VM Type 1M8 - 50.58m⌀39 2018 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F/1.2 Aspherical VMM8 - 60.50m⌀52 2017 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.4 Classic Line II VMM8 - 60.70m⌀43 2019 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 Aspherical III VMM9 - 70.50m⌀52 2020 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F/2 Aspherical Vintage Line VM Type 2M8 - 50.58m⌀39 2021 ●
Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 35mm F/2 Aspherical VMM11 - 90.50m⌀49 2021 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F/2.8 Aspherical VM • Pancake lensM5 - 30.70m⌀34 2022 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.5 Aspherical Vintage Line VM Type 1M9 - 60.50m⌀39 2022 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.5 Aspherical Vintage Line VM Type 2M9 - 60.50m⌀39 2022 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/3.5 Aspherical VM • Pancake lensM6 - 40.70m⌀34 2025 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 Aspherical IV VMM9 - 70.50m⌀52 2025 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F/1.2 Aspherical II VMM8 - 60.50m⌀52 2025 ●
Kinoshita Kistar 40mm F/2.4 MM4 - 30.70m⌀43 2022 ●
Kipon Iberit 35mm F/2.4 MM6 - 60.70m⌀49 2015 ●
Konica M-Hexanon 35mm F/2M8 - 70.70m⌀46 2001 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. [III] [11663, 11675]M9 - 50.70mE46 2010 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. [II] [11874, 11883]M9 - 50.70mE46 1994 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summilux[-M] 35mm F/1.4 [II] [11870]M7 - 51.00mS.VII 1967 ●
Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [I] [11879, 11882]M7 - 50.70mE39 1997 ●
Leitz / Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 [IV] [11310, 11311] • Pancake lensM7 - 50.70mE39 1980 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [III] [11309]M6 - 40.70mE39 1973 ●
Leica Summarit-M 35mm F/2.5 [11643]M6 - 40.80mE39 2007 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/2.8 [SIMOM / 11306]M6 - 40.70mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] [11307, SAWOM / 11308]M8 - 60.70mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Canada Summilux 35mm F/1.4 [I] [11869, 11870]M7 - 51.00mE41 1960 ●
Leica Summarit-M 35mm F/2.4 ASPH. [11671, 11679]M6 - 40.80mE46 2014 ●
Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [II] [11673, 11674, 11708, 11709]M7 - 50.70mE39 2016 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPHERICAL [11873]M9 - 50.70mE46 1989 ●
Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [11699]M10 - 50.30mE39 2021 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 [II] Titanium [11860]M7 - 51.00mS.VII 1992 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 [SOONC-M / 11105, SOONC-MT / 11305]M6 - 41.00mE39 1954 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 with OVU [SOONC-MW / SOMWO / 11107]M6 - 40.65mE39 1956 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/2.8 with OVU [SIMWO / 11106]M6 - 40.65mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] with OVU [11104, SAMWO / 11108]M8 - 60.65mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Canada Summilux 35mm F/1.4 [I] with OVU [11871, 11872]M7 - 50.65mE41 1960 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. [IV] [11726, 11727]M9 - 50.40mE46 2022 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 Classic [11301]M7 - 51.00mE46 2022 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [II] [11309]M6 - 40.70mE39 1969 ●
Light Lens Lab 35mm F/2M8 - 60.70m⌀39 2021 ●
MS Optics Super-Triplet Perar 35mm F/3.5 MC (200 units) • Collapsible • Pancake lensM3 - 30.80m⌀19 2010 ●
MS Optics Super-Triplet Perar 35mm F/3.5 MC II (450 units) • Collapsible • Pancake lensM3 - 30.80m⌀19 2011 ●
MS Optics Apoqualia-G 35mm F/1.4 MC • Pancake lensM6 - 40.60m⌀37 2015 ●
MS Optics Apollon 36mm F/1.3 MC • Pancake lensM6 - 40.30m⌀34 2022 ●
MS Optics Apoqualia 35mm F/1.3 II Slim MC • Collapsible • Pancake lensM6 - 40.80m⌀34 2021 ●
Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 for CLE • Pancake lensM6 - 40.80m⌀40.5 1981 ●
Zenitar 35mm F/1 MM9 - 80.80m⌀72 2018 ●
TTArtisan APO-M 35mm F/2 ASPHM12 - 90.70m⌀52 2022 ●
TTArtisan 35mm F/1.4 ASPH MM8 - 70.70m⌀49 2019 ●
Thypoch Simera 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. MM9 - 50.45m⌀49 2023 ●
Artizlab Classic 35mm F/1.4M7 - 51.00mS.VII 2025 ●
Mr. Ding M-System 35mm F/1.8M7 - 50.70m⌀39 2024 ●
Seagull 35mm F/1.7 M (500 units)M8 - 60.70m⌀40.5 2024 ●
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F/2 ZMM9 - 60.70mE43 2004 ●
Carl Zeiss C Biogon T* 35mm F/2.8 ZMM7 - 50.70mE43 2008 ●
ZEISS Distagon T* 35mm F/1.4 ZMM10 - 70.70mE49 2014 ●
■Leica screw mount (39)
Canon 35mm F/1.5 LSMM8 - 41.00m⌀48 1958 ●
Canon 35mm F/1.8 LSMM7 - 41.00mS.VI 1957 ●
Canon 35mm F/2 LSMM7 - 41.00m⌀40 1962 ●
Serenar / Canon 35mm F/2.8 [I] LSM • Pancake lensM6 - 41.00mS.VI 1951 ●
Canon 35mm F/2.8 [II] LSMM6 - 41.00m⌀40 1957 ●
Serenar / Canon 35mm F/3.2 LSM • Pancake lensM6 - 43.5 ft.S.VI 1951 ●
Chiyoko Super Rokkor 45mm F/2.8 [C] LSMM5 - 31.00m 1947 ●
Chiyoko Rokkor 35mm F/3.5 [C] LSMM4 - 31.00m⌀34 1956 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/2.5 P MC LSM • Pancake lensM7 - 50.90m⌀39 2000 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/2.5 MC LSMM7 - 50.70m⌀39 2000 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F/1.7 Aspherical LSMM8 - 60.90m⌀39 1999 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F/2.8 Aspherical LSM • Pancake lensM5 - 30.70m⌀34 2022 ●
Fuji Photo Film Fujinon 35mm F/2 LSMM7 - 53.5 ft. 1954 ●
Konica Hexanon 35mm F/2 LSM (1000 units)M7 - 60.90m⌀46 1996 ●
Konica UC-Hexanon 35mm F/2 LSM (1000 units) • Pancake lensM7 - 60.90m⌀43 2001 ●
Kowa Prominar 35mm F/2.8 LSMM6 - 43.5 ft.⌀34 1957 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 [SOONC / 11005] (up to s/n 1,423,140)M6 - 41.00mA36 1950 ●
Leitz Elmar 35mm F/3.5 [EKURZ, EKURZKUP, EKURZCHROM]M4 - 31.00mA36 1930 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/2.8 [SIMOO / 11006]M6 - 41.00mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] [SAWOO / 11008]M8 - 61.00mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 [SOONC] (from s/n 1,423,141)M6 - 41.00mE39 1956 ●
Light Lens Lab 35mm F/2 LSM • CollapsibleM8 - 60.50m-- 2023 ●
Light Lens Lab 35mm F/2M8 - 60.70m⌀39 2021 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor·C 35mm F/3.5 LSMM4 - 33.5 ft.⌀34.5 1949 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor[·C] 35mm F/2.5 LSMM6 - 43.5 ft.⌀34.5 1952 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor[·C] 35mm F/1.8 LSM (1471 units)M7 - 53.5 ft.⌀43 1956 ●
Olympus Zuiko C. 40mm F/2.8 LSMM5 - 43.5 ft. 1950 ●
smc Pentax-L 43mm F/1.9 Special (2000 units)M7 - 61.00m⌀40.5 2000 ●
Rollei HFT Sonnar 40mm F/2.8 LSM (430 units)M5 - 40.70m⌀39 2002 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.8 LSMM6 - 41.00m⌀43 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 36mm F/1.8 LSMM7 - 51.00m⌀58 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/3.5 LSMM5 - 41.00m⌀34 ●
Mir-1 37mm F/2.8 LSM
akaМИР-1 37mm F/2.8		P6 - 50.70m⌀49 ●
Jupiter-12 35mm F/2.8 LSM
akaЮПИТЕР-12 35mm F/2.8		M6 - 41.00m⌀40.5 1950 ●
Steinheil Munchen Orthostigmat 35mm F/4.5 VL LSMM6 - 21.00m ●
Tanaka Kogaku W Tanar 35mm F/3.5 LSMM5 - 23.5 ft. 1955 ●
Tanaka Kogaku W Tanar 35mm F/2.8 LSMM6 - 43.5 ft. 1956 ●
Tokyo Kogaku Topcor 35mm F/2.8 LSMM6 - 43.5 ft.⌀40.5 1955 ●
Carl Zeiss Jena Biogon 35mm F/2.8 T LSMM6 - 41.00m ●

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