Leica Super-Elmar-R 15mm ƒ/3.5 Photography Lens with R-Mount
Overview
The Leica Super-Elmar-R 15mm ƒ/3.5 Photography Lens with R-Mount is an ultra-wide prime introduced in the 1980s. 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/3.5 maximum aperture performs best in well-lit environments and suits subjects that want greater depth of field, closing down to ƒ/22. Its multi-coated elements suppress internal reflection better than the single-coated glass of the same period. The Leica Super-Elmar-R 15mm ƒ/3.5 is a full-frame lens native to the R-Mount system.
Features
Key Features
ƒ/3.5 Maximum Aperture
The ƒ/3.5 maximum aperture performs best in well-lit environments and suits subjects that want greater depth of field, closing down to ƒ/22.
Introduced in the 1980s
The lens dates from the 1980s, 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
6.3 in Minimum Focus
Mount & Build
R-Mount
The Super-Elmar-R 15mm ƒ/3.5 is native to the R-Mount system, which sets what it fits directly and what it reaches through an adapter.