Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Elmarit 28mm F/2.8 [I]

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1965
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Countries of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • · Canada
  • Original name:
  • · LEITZ WETZLAR ELMARIT 1:2.8/28
  • · LEITZ CANADA ELMARIT 1:2.8/28
  • Order No.:
  • · 11801 - black anodized
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Leica M (1954)

Model history (6)

■Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Elmarit 28mm F/2.8 [I] [11801]M9 - 60.70mE48 1965 ●
■Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Elmarit 28mm F/2.8 [II] [11801]M8 - 60.70mS.VII 1969 ●
■Leitz / Leitz Canada / Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 [III] [11804]M8 - 60.70mE49 1979 ●
—Leitz Canada Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 "Leica 1913-1983" [11804] (200 units) 1983 ●
■Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 [IV] [11809]M8 - 70.70mE46 1993 ●
■Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. [I] [11606]M8 - 60.70mE39 2006 ●
—Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. for M8.2 Safari & M8 White Edition [11662, 11664] (775 units) 2009 ●
—Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. for M9-P Grey Hammertone [11666] (100 units) 2011 ●
—Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. "Leica Futako Tamagawa Store" (30 units) 2011 ●
■Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. [II] [11677, 11711]M8 - 60.70mE39 2016 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
28mm
F/2.8
9 elements in 6 groups
Leica M
75.4° (35mm full frame)
On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
37.2mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.7 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
60.3°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring
10 (ten)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:
Yes
0.70m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing tab
Physical characteristics:
227g
<No data>
Accessories:
Screw-type 48mm
12501

Source of data

  • LEITZ General Catalogue for the LEICA system (June 1966).

Manufacturer description

From the LEICA photography magazine (1965, No. 3):

Another black beauty - an f/2.8 Elmarit wideangle - has been added to the stable of Leica bayonet- mounting lenses for the rangefinder system.

The new 28mm is a 9-element design providing high correction and corner-to-corner sharpness combined with high speed and a wide 76° angle of view.

Apertures from f/2.8 to f/22 are provided, and the diaphragm has click-stops for all full and half-stops. Lens flange diameter is 52.5mm and the lens accepts standard Series VII or Leitz E48 filters.

A dual feet, meters focusing scale (feet in red, meters in white) is provided. Depth-of-field and diaphragm scales are in white. Focusing range is from infinity to 2'4" on the M2, 3'4" on the M3, and the minimum area covered is approximately 21 x 32".

The new lens is used with an Optical Bright-Line Viewfinder (Cat. No. 12,007) and accepts the same rectangular lens hood (Cat. No. 12.501) as the 21mm Super-Angulon f/3.4 lens. The hood is positioned properly on the lens by two small metal pins.

Despite its many glass elements, the new 28mm lens, which is available only in a black-anodized mount, weighs but 8 ozs. The 28mm Elmarit f/2.8, including special lens hood (Cat. No. 11,801) is $226.50. The lens alone (Cat. No. 11,802) is $216.00.

From the editor

The lens accepts 48mm screw-type or Series VII filters (in the lens hood).

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Leica M system

■Leica M mount (38)
Leica Elmar-M 24mm F/3.8 ASPH. [11648]M8 - 60.70mE46 2008 ●
Leica Elmarit-M 24mm F/2.8 ASPH. [11878, 11898]M7 - 50.70mE55 1996 ●
Leica Summilux-M 24mm F/1.4 ASPH. [11601]M10 - 80.70mS.VII 2008 ●
Leica Summaron-M 28mm F/5.6 Classic [11695, 11712] • Pancake lensM6 - 41.00mE34 2016 ●
Leica Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50mm F/4 ASPH. Type 1 [11890, 11894]M8 - 61.00mE55 1998 ●
Leica Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50mm F/4 ASPH. Type 2 [11625]M8 - 61.00mE49 2000 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Elmarit 28mm F/2.8 [II] [11801]M8 - 60.70mS.VII 1969 ●
Leitz / Leitz Canada / Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 [III] [11804]M8 - 60.70mE49 1979 ●
Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 [IV] [11809]M8 - 70.70mE46 1993 ●
Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. [I] [11606]M8 - 60.70mE39 2006 ●
Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F/2.8 ASPH. [II] [11677, 11711]M8 - 60.70mE39 2016 ●
Leica Summicron-M 28mm F/2 ASPH. [I] [11604]M9 - 60.70mE46 2000 ●
Leica Summicron-M 28mm F/2 ASPH. [II] [11672, 11707]M9 - 60.70mE46 2016 ●
Leica Summicron-M 28mm F/2 ASPH. [III] [11618]M9 - 60.40mE46 2023 ●
Leica Summilux-M 28mm F/1.4 ASPH. [11668]M10 - 70.70mE49 2015 ●
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 [SIMOM / 11306]M6 - 40.70mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/2.8 with OVU [SIMWO / 11106]M6 - 40.65mE39 1958 ●
Leica Summarit-M 35mm F/2.5 [11643]M6 - 40.80mE39 2007 ●
Leica Summarit-M 35mm F/2.4 ASPH. [11671, 11679]M6 - 40.80mE46 2014 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] [11307, SAWOM / 11308]M8 - 60.70mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] with OVU [11104, SAMWO / 11108]M8 - 60.65mE39 1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [II] [11309]M6 - 40.70mE39 1969 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [III] [11309]M6 - 40.70mE39 1973 ●
Leitz / Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 [IV] [11310, 11311] • Pancake lensM7 - 50.70mE39 1980 ●
Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [I] [11879, 11882]M7 - 50.70mE39 1997 ●
Leica Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [II] [11673, 11674, 11708, 11709]M7 - 50.70mE39 2016 ●
Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm F/2 ASPH. [11699]M10 - 50.30mE39 2021 ●
Leitz Canada Summilux 35mm F/1.4 [I] [11869, 11870]M7 - 51.00mE41 1960 ●
Leitz Canada Summilux 35mm F/1.4 [I] with OVU [11871, 11872]M7 - 50.65mE41 1960 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summilux[-M] 35mm F/1.4 [II] [11870]M7 - 51.00mS.VII 1967 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPHERICAL [11873]M9 - 50.70mE46 1989 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 [II] Titanium [11860]M7 - 51.00mS.VII 1992 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. [II] [11874, 11883]M9 - 50.70mE46 1994 ●
Leica Summilux-M 35mm F/1.4 ASPH. [III] [11663, 11675]M9 - 50.70mE46 2010 ●
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 ●

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