LEICA ELMARIT M 28mm ASPH. (5th)

Review and Photo example of the ELMARIT-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. (5th).

Gallery
Impression
Lens specification
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Gallery

Sample photos taken with the LEICA M8 and HEXAR-RF +Kodachrme64

Review

The fifth generation Elmarito 28mm aspherical lens is significantly lighter and more compact than the previous Elmarito 28mm.

Released in 2006, the exterior was renewed in 2016, and the hood was changed to a screw-in type.
This is a pre-renewal lens that I owned, and the hood is 12526 with a hook, and the special cap that attaches to the tip of the lens hood is 14043, which is the same as the SUMMICRON 35mm ASPH.

The renewed lens has a hood 12470, and the special cap does not seem to be sold separately, so I don’t know the model number. It seems that the ones for SUMMARIT 2.5/35 and 2.5/50 can be used, but I am not sure.

The lens recognition 6bit code is a lens from the Leica M8 era, so I’ve only seen models with the code added.

The 5th generation Elmarito was released around the same time as the LEICA M8, and I bought a new one from Fujiya Camera in Nakano at about the same time as the M8.

Looking at past shooting records, I often use HEXAR-RF in addition to M8, and many of the photos in the gallery were taken with HEXAR-RF.
The lens barrel design uses a straight lens barrel in the same shape as the Summicron M 35mm, which uses an aspherical lens, giving it an interesting appearance, but the focus ring has a sturdy finger rest and is easy to use.

The Coren lens is compact and provides perfect depiction, but I started using the old Elmarito and got tired of the smooth depiction of this lens, so I sold it when I bought another lens.

Specification

Item	Value	note
focal length(mm)	28.4
Maximum aperture	2.8
Minimum aperture	22
Lens configuration	6groups 8elements
Minimum distance(m)	0.7
Lens length(mm)	30	Distance from lens mount flange
Lens max diameter(mm)	52
Filter diameter(mm)	39
Weight(g)	180