Leica super-elmar-m 18 mm f/3.8 asph

Description

The LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH. will help capture the expanse of space like few other tools. Nominally larger than a standard lens, it boasts an extreme angle of view of up to 100 degrees and reaches far into the field of super wide-angle lenses, while ensuring the outstanding lens qualities typical of LEICA. The LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH. expands the horizon not only in architecture and landscape photography, but in many other areas as well.

Excellent performance and compact design

The LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH. successfully merges ambitious wide-angle photography with the best of optical quality and compact design. This is achieved thanks to a patented, space-saving, yet extremely effective lens hood. The lens corresponds to a universal 24mm wide-angle lens when mounted on a LEICA M8 model and a super-wide-angle lens with a stunning angle of view when mounted on an analog Leica M model. Its retrofocus-like architecture features eight lens elements, of which one features two aspherical surfaces, ensuring superb optical performance across the image plane and at all f-stops. With the lens set to maximum aperture and mounted on a traditional Leica M or digital LEICA M8 model, vignetting—an effect that is inherently more prevalent with super-wide-angle lenses—amounts to a nominal 2.3 stops, or 1.7 stops on an M8. Stopping down to f/5.6 reduces vignetting to a value of 1.3 or 1, respectively. Maximum distortion, in turn, measures just 1.8 percent and is virtually undetectable to the human eye.

The LEICA ELMAR-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH. not only offers optimal imaging performance, it has compact dimensions - for its focal length - and provides all Leica M users with an affordable introduction to super wide-angle photography.

Filter Use: Requires the use of Leica Filter Holder (14.484), which will accept a 77mm filter.