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Leica Super Wide Angle/Wide Angle Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 Aspherical Manual Focus Lens (6-Bit, Updated for Digital) USA
The Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 Aspherical Lens gives incredible versatility & optical brilliance to the Leica shooter who doesn't need the higher speed of the single-focal-length lenses. The Tri-Elmar is not a zoom, but a three-focal-length lens offering 16mm, 18mm and 21mm choices with a simple twist. Due to the minimal distortion and barely perceptible field curvature, it can be recommended for highly demanding architecture photography even at the 16mm setting. Used on the digital M8, it produces the image effect of a 21 - 28 mm lens, still enabling extreme wide-angle views.
This lens has been updated with the "6-bit" coding, which allows the digital M camera to read this information optically and to identify which lens is being used. The camera can then (optionally) apply a "final stage" software-based vignetting correction (for RAW images the lens used is simply recorded, no change is made).
- Includes "6-bit code" which allows the digital M8 camera to identify which lens is being used, and also to store this information in image metadata
- 2 Aspherical lens elements
| Filter Size | Requires filter holder (67mm) |
| f/Stop Range | 4-22 |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 1.6' (0.5 m) |
| Magnification |
1:38 @ 16mm 1:35 @ 18mm 1:30 @ 21mm |
| Zoom/Focus Control | Two-touch (twist, click stops for 16, 18 or 21mm) |
| Angle of View |
[diagonal; 35mm format] 107° @ 16mm 100° @ 18mm 92° @ 21mm |
| Groups/Elements | 7/10 |
| Length | 2.4" (62mm) |
| Maximum Diameter | 2.1" (54mm) |
| Weight | 11.8 oz (335 g) |
Filters & Filter Kits
- Price: $99.95
Care & Cleaning
- Price: $11.95
What's in the Box
- Front Lens Cap
- Rear Lens Cap
- Screw-On Lens Hood
- Soft Leather Case
- 3-Year Limited Warranty
- 3-Year Passport Warranty
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