Leica 50mm f/ 2.8 Elmar 50mm Standard Lens (11831)

by Leica

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AGAXZ
• Item model number: 11831
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Leica M Series Lenses Compact, lightweight and covering an optimum range of practical applications, Leica M lenses offer a unique optical performance that has secured them a leading position throughout the world. With focal lengths ranging from 21 to 135mm and speeds of up to f/1.0, these valuable precision lenses are distinguished for their superb imaging performance and long service life. Other features include: Excellent sharpness, high-contrast performance and an extreme resolving power even at full aperture Extremely compact design using lens elements with high refractive indices and low dispersion values Uniform, neutral colour rendition Exceptional freedom from flare due to special Leica multiple coating Long service even in tough, everyday professional use and smooth focusing thanks to the mechanical precision of the metal helical focusing mounts. Universal lens, collapsible into the camera body.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, But Expensive, Collapsible 50mm Leica M-Mount Lens, December 24, 2006

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This review is from: Leica 50mm f/ 2.8 Elmar 50mm Standard Lens (11831) (Electronics)

The cheapest lens currently offered by Leica for M-mount rangefinder camera users, the Leica 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M lens is the perfect lens for the rangefinder camera user who wants to travel with a collapsible, relatively lightweight lens. Optically, this lens performs better than the 1950s and 1960s versions of Leica's venerable 50mm f2 Summicron lens, thanks to the usage of some special glasses. Indeed, its optical performance has been rated as superb in a lens test conducted and published by Popular Photography a few years ago (One interesting observation I saw from this test is the fact that this lens doesn't perform superbly wide open as the current 50mmm f2 Summicron-M lens, but under practical, real-life conditions, users will not really notice any differences.) Otherwise, it has the same four element Tessar design that is optically indistinguishable from the earlier vintage 50mm f2.8 Elmar. If you are willing to pay the extra money, then I would recommend instead considering the purchase of a current version of the 50mm f2 Summicron-M lens.