- Description
- Technical Specs
This super fast wide-angle lens has been a benchmark product since its launch. It is highly compact, and from maximum aperture on down it delivers outstanding picture quality. Its ultra-fine detail rendition yields pictures of extraordinary plasticity. Even under critical lighting situations, such as when shooting into the light, disturbing reflections and diffusion are largely eliminated. With its 75° wide angle, it captures a wide enough frame for lively reportage situations. The high aperture of f/2.0 enables creative selective focus to be employed even for wide-angle shots. And this lens is particularly recommended when shooting in difficult lighting conditions, such as at dusk or in dimly lit rooms with no flash.
| Lens Connection | screw-on type lens hood (included in delivery), filter holder for E67 size filters optionally available |
| Field Angle | for 35 mm and M9 (24 x 36 mm) at 16 mm: 107°, 97°, 74° at 18 mm: 100°, 90°, 67° at 21 mm: 92°, 81°, 60° for digital M8/M8.2 (18 x 27 mm) at 16 mm: 90°, 80°, 59° at 18 mm: 84°, 74°, 53° at 21 mm: 75°, 65°, 46° corresponds approx. to a focal length o |
| Optical Design, Number of Lenses/Groups | 10 / 7 |
| Working Range | 0.5 m to Infinity, range from 0.5 to 0.7 m separated by index |
| Distance Setting, Smallest Object Field | for full frame 35mm at 16 mm: 915 x 1373 mm, approx. 1:38 at 18 mm: 833 x 1250 mm, approx. 1:35 at 21 mm: 725 x 1087 mm, approx. 1:30 for M8 digital at 16 mm: 688 x 1032 mm, approx. 1:38 at 18 mm: 626 x 939 mm, approx. 1:35 at 21 mm: 545 x 817 mm, a |
| Weight | approx. 335 g |
| Aperture Setting/ Function | Preset, with click-stops, half values available |
| Lowest Value | 22 |
| Bayonet/ Sensor Format | Leica M quick-change bayonet with 6 bit lens identification bar code for digital M models |
| Filter Mount | Male thread, non-rotating and with stop for filter holder or lens hood |
| Largest Diameter | approx. 54 mm (53 x 58 mm with lens hood) |