Leica Elmarit-R 19mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) Photography Lens with R-Mount
Overview
The Leica Elmarit-R 19mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) Photography Lens with R-Mount is an ultra-wide prime introduced in the 1990s. An ultra-wide field of view holds an entire landscape or interior in one frame, and is the range architectural and astro work depend on. The ƒ/2.8 maximum aperture separates a subject from its background and holds shutter speed up as the light falls, closing down to ƒ/22. The lens renders with high contrast and fine detail, which is not what most glass of its era does. Its multi-coated elements suppress internal reflection better than the single-coated glass of the same period. The Leica Elmarit-R 19mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) is a full-frame lens native to the R-Mount system.
Features
Key Features
Clinical, Sharp Rendering
The lens renders with high contrast and fine detail, which is not what most glass of its era does.
ƒ/2.8 Maximum Aperture
The ƒ/2.8 maximum aperture separates a subject from its background and holds shutter speed up as the light falls, closing down to ƒ/22.
Introduced in the 1990s
The lens dates from the 1990s, which sets what its coatings, its aperture mechanism and its optical design were capable of at the time.
Optical Design
6-Blade Diaphragm
6 blades set the shape of the iris, which is what out-of-focus highlights take their form from when the lens is stopped down.
Focus & Handling
11.8 in Minimum Focus
Mount & Build
R-Mount
The Elmarit-R 19mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) is native to the R-Mount system, which sets what it fits directly and what it reaches through an adapter.