Leica Elmarit-M 28mm F2.8 ASPH

Lens Test: Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8

Leica's new full-frame, M-series wide-angle is a 37mm equivalent when mounted on the M8 digital rangefinder. It's the most compact of all M-series lenses -- small enough, in fact, that with the lenshood removed, it blocks only a little bit of the active finder area.

LEICA 28mm f/2.8 ELMARIT-M ASPH

LEICA ELMARIT-M 1:2,8 28mm f/2.8 ASPH (39mm filters, 6.107 oz./173.18g), shown triple life-size. enlarge more . I got this one at Adorama , and you also can get it at Amazon . It helps me keep adding to this site when you use these links to get yours. Thanks! Ken.

The most compact lens in the entire portfolio of M-Lenses, making it ideal for street, reportage and travel photographers

Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. (2006) Review

In the Leica world, the Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens is a relative bargain, but you don't get stellar edge-to-edge performance at its maximum aperture. The Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. ($2,195 list) is an impressively small wide-angle lens with a modest f/2.8 maximum aperture. It's compatible with Leica rangefinder cameras, although it's easy enough to use with Sony NEX and Micro Four Thirds cameras using an inexpensive adapter. It's an impressive performer, delivering sharp images at its maximum aperture, but you don't get the edge-to-edge performance that Leica shooters adore until f/4. That's still pretty reasonable for a wide-angle design, and it's even more impressive when you consider just how compact and light the lens is. The Elmarit measures just 1.2 by 2 inches (HD) and weighs in at 6.3 ounces. The included clip-on plastic hood adds a bit of height, but not much, and its weight is impressive when you consider its all-metal construction. It can focus as close as 0.7 meter and accepts 39mm filters, the standard for smaller Leica lenses. Its aperture ranges from f/2.8 down to f/22 in half-stop clicks, and there's a ta...

Insanely sharp

Absolutely pin sharp lens, from corner to corner.Great compact size. The only negatives are from the removable lens hood - it intrudes into the viewfinder image and it makes access to the aperture ring slightly awkward.

Much improved over old version, but still not perfect

This lens is noticably better than its predecessor in the central 75% of the frame, but at the cost of being less sharp at the edges and especially in the corners. I prefer this iteration to its predecessor (most people do, or Leica would keep the old design), but both lenses are compromises to...

Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Review

The Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens improves on the image quality and design of its predecessor. Leica quietly updated its most affordable 28mm lens, the Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. ($2,295) in 2016, improving its optical design and making some minor cosmetic changes, notably in the design of the lens hood. The new Elmarit-M is a better lens than the one that came before it, although the difference is not night and day. It doesn't have the sexy f/1.4 design of the larger, pricier Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH., but it's an appealing option for Leica owners who value small, light lenses. Not Quite Pancake The Elmarit-M is one of the smaller lenses you can get for a Leica M system. It measures just 1.2 by 2.0 inches (HD), weighs 6.2 ounces, and supports 39mm front filters. When used without the included lens hood there is almost no blockage to the 28mm frame as seen through the viewfinder of the M10-D. The hood is changed from the previous version of the lens. Instead of clipping on at the sides, it screws onto an exterior thread around the front element. If you prefer to use the ...

i have been using it for less than 1 month, i shoot with an M8 . i use the 35/1.4 asph as well and used the 50/1.4 asph+ the 75/2.5. i like this tiny lense very much as it is sharp ,flare &distorsion free and is very light ( 180 gr) only, it does not block the viewfinder the only thing i miss...

Excellent Leica M Wide Angle Lens - Does Not Disappoint!

This Leica M 28mm f/2.8 Asph MF lens is super sharp, excellent contrast and color, light weight, and easy to focus with the small lens hood. This lens will exceed your expectations for landscape, travel, photojournalism and street photography.

Sharp and Compact

I love the small size and superb sharpness of this lens. I usually carry it with the lens hood removed, with just a filter and the metal lens cap that comes with it. Great for street shooting, it is very discreet and the depth of field makes it easy to get accurate focus.