The name Elmar is used by Leica to designate

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of four elements that have a maximum

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of f/3.98 or f/4.0.

History

The Elmar lenses originally had a maximum aperture of f/3.5. These lenses were derived from a 50 mm f/3.5 Elmax lens first produced in 1925. The name is a combination of

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and

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Description

Elmar lenses variously has a maximum f-number of f/2.8 or f/3.4 or f/3.8 or f/4. Currently the Elmar lenses have a maximum aperture of f/3.8 or f/4, as in the Elmar-M 24 mm f/3.8 and Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm f/4. The name Elmar is sometimes combined with: Super, Tele, APO, Macro or Vario.

Market positions

Elmar lenses are comparatively slow. As a result they tend to be smaller and lighter than faster lenses of the same focal length.

List of Elmar lenses

;For the

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: * Elmar 50 mm collapsible * Elmar 90mm ;For the

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: * Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm ASPH. * Tri-Elmar-M 28–35–50 mm ASPH. * Super-Elmar-M 18 mm ASPH. * Super-Elmar-M 21 mm ASPH. * Elmar-M 50 mm * Elmar-M 50 mm * Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm * Elmar 135 mm ;For the Leica R mount: * Leica 15 mm Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design) * Leica 100 mm Macro-Elmar-R bellows version * Leica 100 mm Macro-Elmar-R helical version * Leica 180 mm Elmar-R – 1976 * Leica 21 mm–35 mm – Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002 * Leica 28 mm–70 mm –4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom * Leica 35–70 Vario-Elmar-R zoom * Leica 35–70 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production) * Leica 70–210 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production) * Leica 75–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production) * Leica 80–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom * Leica 80–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom * Leica 105–280 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom ;For the Leica S mount: * Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH. * TS-APO-Elmar-S 1:5.6/120 mm ASPH. (Schneider-Kreuznach design) * Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. * Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. CS * Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30–90 mm ASPH. ;For the Leica L Mount: * Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5–4.5 / 16–35 ASPH.

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