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Leica Wide Angle 24mm f/3.8 Elmar M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens - Black
The Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar M Aspherical Lens is a more compact and economical wide angle option to the 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M lens. But even at its initial f-stop of 3.8, contrast and detail rendering are already excellent. This high-performance lens makes it possible to work efficiently in cramped quarters. It adds a more dynamic feeling to close-up pictures and it gives landscape photographs significantly more depth.
The lens is optimised for use with the digital M8 camera, and will hardly show any light falloff when set to wide open aperture. At the medium f-stops, the depth of field is so large that it can even reproduce entire scenes in sharp focus. But even when used with a 35mm system, light falloff at the image edges will be visibly reduced (1.4 stop) when stopping down to f/5.6.
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 cameras (i.e. M8) to identify which lens is being used, and also to store this information in image metadata
| Filter Size | 46mm |
| f/Stop Range | 3.8-16 |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 2.3' (0.7 m) |
| Magnification | 1:26 |
| Angle of View | 84° |
| Groups/Elements | 6/8 |
| Length | 1.6" (41mm) |
| Maximum Diameter | 2.2" (57mm) |
| Weight | 9.2 oz (260g) |
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Pros
- Compact
- Great Picture Quality
- Lightweight
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- Architecture
- Landscape/Scenery
- Street photography
- Travel
Comments about Leica Wide Angle 24mm f/3.8 Elmar M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens - Black:
The inconvenience of using an external finder is more than offset by absolutely stellar optical performance, edge to edge. This lens has a smooth, solid, compact build and an excellently designed metal lens hood. HIghly recommended.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Low distortion
- Strong Construction
Cons
- NONE
Best Uses
- Travel
Comments about Leica Wide Angle 24mm f/3.8 Elmar M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens - Black:
I find this lens to be ideal for travel photography. There is no evidence of chromatic aberration or flare, even when shooting directly against the sun. Images captured with this lens are very sharp and the color rendition is very accurate. The lens construction is superb and the lens is shipped with a high quality lens shade.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Low geometric distortion
- Rendering characteristics
Cons
Best Uses
- Architecture
- General Use
- Landscape Photography
Comments about Leica Wide Angle 24mm f/3.8 Elmar M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens - Black:
This is a wonderful lens with superb rendering characteristics and negligible geometric distortion. On a M8.2 the lens produces a FOV equivalent (1.33X) to 32mm on film cameras. I use a Leica 24mm Brightline Finder on the accessory shoe since framing when wearing glasses is a bit slow using the 24mm bright line frames in the far corners of the M8 viewfinder. The Leica Brightline Finder is expensive but has 24mm framing lines for both film and digital M-series cameras.
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- Front & Rear Lens Caps
- Lens Hood
- Lens Hood Cover
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