LEICA ELMARIT R 35mm(II 2nd)

Review and photo examples of the second generation Elmarit R 35mm F2.8.

Gallery

Sample photos taken with the LEICA SL typ601.

Review

The second generation Elmarit R 35mm is an R mount, 35mm focal length wide angle lens.
Above the Elmarit brand are the Summicron and the Summilux.
It rivals the R-type Leica. SLR cameras are strongly made in Japan, and many 35mm focal length single focal length lenses are low-priced high-performance lenses, which seems to have necessitated the release of a low-priced lens among Leica lenses like the Elmarit.
For a while, M-type Leica lenses also released a low-priced Summarit brand lens, but it did not sell well, or perhaps the successor lens was not made as quickly.
Since Elmarit lenses have been inexpensive for many generations, no special lens barrels were made for them, and the parts were standardized.
The model number of the hood is “12509,” which is the same as that of the Elmarit R 28mm and the first-generation Zmicron R 35mm.
The 12509 hood can hold a Series 7 filter and has a dial to turn it when a Series 7 PL filter is attached.

The images are stable from the maximum aperture, which is common with the Elmarit 35mm, and the bokeh behind the lens when shooting close up is beautiful without any imperfections.

With a production period of about five years and a production quantity of about 8,000 pieces, it is one of the few Elmarit lenses manufactured, but it is relatively common to find these lenses in the used market and is not particularly rare.

Specification

Lens name	ELMARIT-R 35-I	ELMARIT-R 35-II	ELMARIT-R 35-III
Focal length(mm)	35	←	←
Max aperture	2.8	←	←
Min aperture	22	←	←
Leaf blade	6	←	←
Lens Construction	6群7枚	5群7枚	6群7枚
Min distance(m)	0.3	←	←
Lens length(mm)	40		41.6
Max diameter(mm)	63		66
Filter Size(mm)	43.5 Series 6	48 Series 7	55
Weight(g)	310	410	305
Lens hood	12564 Cylindrical shape, iron hook, reversible Shared with SUMMICRON-R 50mm Lens cap is 14163	12509 Rectangular shape, screw and pin-fixed Shared with ELMARIT-R 28mm	Build in
Production number*1	31,950(end of 1971)	8,250(end of 1977)	15,000(end of 1992)
Release date	1963-	1972-	1978-