Characterized by its sleek, unobtrusive profile, the Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Lens is a compact optic that is particularly well-suited for street photography applications. Beyond its svelte stature, this wide-angle prime also features an eight-element, six-group optical design that contains one aspherical element to minimize spherical aberrations and distortions for clean, sharp image quality throughout the aperture and focusing ranges. Additionally, for intuitive handling and use, the manual focus design lends precise control while shooting, and its short, just over 1" in length, profile barely protrudes into the viewfinder field of M cameras for a clearer, uncluttered perspective while composing images.
- Full-Frame | f/2.8 to f/22
- One Aspherical Element
- Manual Focus Design
- Minimum Focus Distance: 2.3'
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Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Overview
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Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Reviews
Amazing little lens!
This is the first Leica lens that I purchased new, I had been looking at the Summicron (not the latest close focusing version), but decided to give the Elmarit a try instead. The f/2.8 max aperture should be fine since I plan to used it mostly for street and travel photography. Used ones seem difficult to find and are typically priced only a few hundred less than new, so I assume people are happy with them. I've been using on an M10m mostly around town so far. I typically set it to f/8 or f/11 @ 1/250 or 1/500 and focus at infinity for landscapes or zone focus to 5 or 6ft for street scenes in a crowd. I've included photos taken and f/8 and f/2.8.
The perfect lens
I've owned a couple voigtlander and leica lenses before and this one is no different. Very sturdy metal construction that feels great on camera and in the hands. Super compact, the metal lens hood is the bulk of its length. The focus ring is smooth, but could use some wearing in. The aperture ring is nice and clicky and doesn't take much to turn. Maybe too loose for some folk's preference.

