The name Elmarit is used by Leica to designate camera

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that have a maximum

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of f/2.8.

History

The Elmarit is a derivation of the Elmar. Confusingly not all f/2.8 lenses are Elmarits. The 50 mm f/2.8 collapsible, manufactured until 2007, was designated an Elmar rather than an Elmarit.

Description

The Elmarit are popular lenses for extreme focal lengths: 21 mm, 24 mm, 28 mm and 90 mm. The Elmarit has also come in 135mm super-telephoto.

Market positions

The Elmarit are behind the

Summicron The name Summicron is used by Leica to designate camera lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/2 after 1953 and to present day. History The name Summicron is derived from ''summus'', latin word for maximum and ''kronos'', the ancient Greek w ...

and the Summarit lenses. Only the Elmar and most Summaron lenses have a smaller f-number.

List of Elmarit lenses

;For the

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: * Elmarit-M 21 mm * Elmarit-M 21 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-M 24 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-M 28 mm * Elmarit-M 28 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-M 90 mm * Elmarit-M 135 mm ;For the Leica R mount: * Leica 15 mm Super-Elmarit-R ASPH – 2001 * Leica 16 mm Fisheye-Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production) * Leica 19 mm Elmarit-R 1st version * Leica 19 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1990 * Leica 24 mm Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production) * Leica 28 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1970 * Leica 28 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1994 * Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964 * Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version * Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 3rd version * Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 4th version (Built-in lens hood; 55mm filter) * Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R 1st version – 1972 – outside bayonet lens hood fitting * Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R dn2 version * Leica 90 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964–1996 * Leica 90 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1983 * Leica 100 mm APO-Macro-Elmarit-R * Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1965 * Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version * Leica 180 mm Elmarit-R 1st version * Leica 180 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version * Leica 180 mm APO-Elmarit-R – 1998 * Leica 28 mm-90 mm -4.5 Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH * Leica 70–180 mm Vario-APO-Elmarit-R zoom * Leica 35–70 mm Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH zoom – 2000 (only 200 were made) ;For the Leica S mount: * Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH. CS * Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH. * Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH. CS ;For the Leica L Mount: * Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 24–90 ASPH. * APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 90–280 * Elmarit-TL 18 mm f/2.8 ASPH.

References

External links

* Leica lenses Photographic lenses {{optics-stub