Leica Elmarit-R 28mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) Photography Lens with R-Mount
Overview
The Leica Elmarit-R 28mm ƒ/2.8 (Version II) Photography Lens with R-Mount is a wide-angle prime introduced in the 1990s. A wide field of view keeps a subject in its surroundings, which is what environmental portraits, street photography and landscape work call for. The ƒ/2.8 maximum aperture separates a subject from its background and holds shutter speed up as the light falls. 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 28mm 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.
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 28mm 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.