Well-suited for landscape, architecture, and group portrait applications, the Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH. from Leica is a versatile wide-angle zoom designed for full-frame L-mount mirrorless cameras. Complementing the flexible wide-angle design is a sophisticated optical layout that utilizes a pair of aspherical elements and three low dispersion elements to reduce spherical and chromatic aberrations throughout the zoom range in order to realize a high degree of sharpness, clarity, and color accuracy. Multi-layer coatings have also been applied to limit flare and ghosting for increased contrast when working in strong lighting conditions. Benefitting the optical assets is a stepping motor, which delivers fast and quiet autofocus performance, and a floating elements system maintains consistent imaging quality throughout the focusing range. Additionally, an AquaDura coating has been applied to the exposed elements and seals have been incorporated in the lens design to benefit working in harsh environmental conditions.
- L-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/22
- Two Aspherical Elements
- Three Low Dispersion Elements
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Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ... Overview
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Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ... Reviews
Lens is great, lens hood is terrible
I have been very happy with the image quality of this lens. It's my least used lens, but it does a great job when shooting landscapes or hitting the streets. However, of all the lenses I have ever owned between Canon and Leica, the Leica SL 16-35mm lens hood is the worst. Shortly after buying and using it, I noticed that the slightest bump could dislodge the hood, causing it to fall to the ground. This has happened to me many times. And, it happened again yesterday, only this time I lost the lens hood because I didn't hear it fall off - the camera was mounted in my Spyder holster. If you purchase this lens, take the necessary precautions to store the lens away safely until needed. Ridiculous! I know.
It’s a Leica
As you can imagine the image quality is superb and something you would expect from a company such as Leica. I use it with my SL2 mainly to shoot the interiors of yachts and it’s plenty wide for it. Fast lens but if possible then I would want it to be even faster of course. Great for video also and provides a sharp image when accompanied with SL2. If you are looking for a wide angle lens for SL/SL2 then get this one and don’t cut yourself short with some after market lenses made for Leica, they’ll never be as sharp and good as the native lenses.