The Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Asph Manual Focus Lens is an aspherical high speed lens which combines top imaging performance with extreme portability. The lens is packed to the hilt with innumerable features to provide you exquisite imaging for any type of photographic application.
The Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Asph Manual Focus Lens is a distortion-free lens with a close focus range starting from 0.7m. It is tiny and compact and only protrudes a bit towards the viewfinder field of Leica M Series Cameras. On cameras with smaller sensors, such as the Leica M8, the Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Asph Manual Focus Lens produces the effect of a 35mm lens which makes it ideal for reportage.
The Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Asph Manual Focus Lens has multiple applications with a large angle of view and special optical design. The Angle of View for 35mm (24mm x 36mm) format is 75 degrees for diagonal, 65 degrees for horizontal and 46 degrees for vertical. The Angle of view for Digital Imaging systems (18mm x 27mm) is 60 degrees for diagonal, 51 degrees for horizontal and 36 degrees for vertical. The lens features 8 optical elements in 6 groups. It has a focal length of 28.4mm. The lens has a Preset Diaphragm Aperture with Click stops and has Half-values to give you maximum control. The lens is compatible with screw-on filters and has an internal thread for screw-on filters of size E39. It comes with a snap-on type lens hood.
The Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Asph Manual Focus Lens is approximately 30mm long and weighs approximately 180 grams.
