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