LEICA APO MACRO ELMARIT TL 60mm
Review and Photo example of the APO MACRO ELMARIT TL 60mm F2.8.
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Gallery
- Sample photo taken with the LEICA T typ701.
Review
The only macro lens for Leica T, TL, and APS-C cameras. However, there are only seven lenses for Leica APS-C cameras.
This lens looks like the SUMMILUX-TL 35mm and has a fat body, but when you actually hold it, it has an aluminum barrel and a small diameter lens for APS-C, making it weigh 320g, which is 100g lighter than the SUMMILUX-TL 35mm.
The result is a lens that is typical of Leica macro, with soft bokeh in close-up shots and clear depictions in distant scenes.
When I used it with the LEICA T, the autofocus (AF) speed was the slowest among the seven TL lenses, and the focusing accuracy was also poor. Focusing accuracy is particularly difficult during close-up photography, where macro lenses are useful, and once the focus is removed, the lens has to move a long distance, so it takes time to go back and forth and return to the correct focus position, and it is difficult to focus on the first time. It’s very frustrating to not be able to stop even though I know visually that the subject is in focus, and I end up having no choice but to use manual focus (hereinafter referred to as MF). I’m on the verge of giving up.
When taking pictures using the rear LCD of the LEICA T, it is very difficult to determine the focus position using the normal display on the rear LCD, so it is necessary to enlarge the display and check the focus. For this reason, it was difficult to use this lens for anything other than stationary subjects, and it was frustrating to use. When using MF, I think a single-lens camera like the LEICA SL, which is equipped with a high-definition EVF that allows you to recognize the focus without magnification, is better.
Specification
Item | Value | note |
focal length(mm) | 60 | |
Maximum aperture | 2.8 | |
Minimum aperture | 32 | |
Lens configuration | 9groups 10elements | |
Leaf blade | ? | |
Minimum distance(m) | 0.16 | |
Lens length(mm) | 134 | Distance from mount flange |
Lens max diameter(mm) | 89 | |
Filter diameter(mm) | E60 | |
Weight(g) | 320 | |
Release Year | September 24, 2016 |
Leica APS single focal length lens
Lens name | ELMARIT | SUMMICORN | SUMMILUX | APO MACRO ELMARIT |
Focal length(mm) | 18 | 27 | 35 | 60 |
35mm equivalent focal length | 27 | 35 | 50 | 90 |
Max aperture | 2.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
Min aperture | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Lens Construction | 8elements 6groups | 9elements 6groups | 12elements 8groups | 10elements 9groups |
Min distance(m) | 0.3 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 0.16 |
Lens length(mm) | 21 | 37 | 77 | 134 |
Lens diameter(mm) | 62 | 63 | 70 | 70 |
Filter Size(mm) | E39 | E52 | E60 | E60 |
Weight(g) | 80 | 154 | 428 | 320 |
Release date | 2017.12 | 2014.5.26 | 2016.3.31 | 2016.9.24 |
List Price | ¥142,500 | ¥230,000 | ¥310,000 | ¥320,000 |
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- 2024.03.06
- 2022.12.05
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