Elmar (lens)

Leica camera lenses

Leica Tele-Elmar 135 mm 90 mm (9 cm) screw mount lens for Leica

The name Elmar is used by Leica to designate camera lenses of four elements.

## History[edit]

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 Ernst Leitz and Max Berek.[1]

## Description[edit]

Elmar lenses have a maximum aperture ranging between f/2.8 and f/4. Current 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.[1] The term Elmar is sometimes combined with: Super, Tele, APO, Macro or Vario. Leica also uses the name Elmarit for some lenses.

## Market positions[edit]

Elmar lenses are comparatively slow. As a result they tend to be smaller and lighter than faster lenses of the same focal length.[1][2]

## List of Elmar lenses[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2019)

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For the M39 lens mount

* Elmar 35 mm f/3.5
* Elmar 50 mm f/3.5 collapsible
* Elmar 50 mm f/2.8 collapsible
* Elmar 90mm f/4

For the Leica M mount

* Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm f/4 ASPH.
* Tri-Elmar-M 28–35–50 mm f/4 ASPH.
* Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH.
* Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH.
* Elmar-M 50 mm f/2.8
* Elmar-M 50 mm f/3.5 (1954-1961)
* Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4
* Elmar 135 mm f/4.0

For the Leica R mount

* Leica 15 mm f/3.5 Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design)
* Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R bellows version
* Leica 100 mm f/4.0 Macro-Elmar-R helical version
* Leica 180 mm f/4 Elmar-R – 1976
* Leica 21 mm–35 mm f/3.5–f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002
* Leica 28 mm–70 mm f/3.5–4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
* Leica 35–70 f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
* Leica 35–70 mm f/3.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
* Leica 70–210 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
* Leica 75–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production)
* Leica 80–200 mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
* Leica 80–200 mm f/4.0 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
* Leica 105–280 mm f/4.2 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.

## See also[edit]

* Tessar

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Taylor, David (2014). Leica M Typ 240 Expanded Guide. United Kingdom: Ammonite Press. ISBN 978-1781450390.
2. ^ "LEICA Lens Names". www.kenrockwell.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

## External links[edit]

www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm

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