Leica Vario-Elmar-R 80-200mm ƒ/4.5 Photography Lens with R-Mount
Overview
The Leica Vario-Elmar-R 80-200mm ƒ/4.5 Photography Lens with R-Mount is a telephoto 80-200mm zoom introduced in the 1970s. A telephoto field of view compresses distance and separates a subject from its background, the range portrait and sports photographers work in. The ƒ/4.5 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 Vario-Elmar-R 80-200mm ƒ/4.5 is a full-frame lens native to the R-Mount system.
Features
Key Features
ƒ/4.5 Maximum Aperture
The ƒ/4.5 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 1970s
The lens dates from the 1970s, which sets what its coatings, its aperture mechanism and its optical design were capable of at the time.
Optical Design
8-Blade Diaphragm
8 blades set the shape of the iris, which is what out-of-focus highlights take their form from when the lens is stopped down.
80-200mm Zoom Range
The 80-200mm range covers a scene without changing lenses, so framing can be adjusted without re-setting focus by hand after every swap.
Focus & Handling
3.6 ft Minimum Focus
Mount & Build
R-Mount
The Vario-Elmar-R 80-200mm ƒ/4.5 is native to the R-Mount system, which sets what it fits directly and what it reaches through an adapter.