LEICA ELMARIT R 35-III(3rd)

Review and photo examples of the third generation Elmarit 35mm wide-angle lens in Leica’s R mount

Gallery

Sample photos were taken with LEICA SL Typ006.

Review

The third-generation Elmarit was released in 1978, and is a wide-angle lens with an R mount and a focal length of 35mm.

Like all previous Elmarits, the third-generation Elmarit produces solid, flawless images. In terms of image quality, there is not much difference between it and the second-generation Summicron-R 35mm, and there is no clear difference when looking at the results of taking the two together. The Elmarit’s maximum aperture is F=2.8, which is half a stop darker than the Summicron, but there will be almost no difference when used digitally.

The lens design looks similar to the second-generation Summicron-R 35mm, but it has almost the same lens barrel as the second-generation Summicron-R 50mm. The front lens is small and compact. If you are using it with a lightweight mirrorless camera, the third-generation Elmarit-R 35mm is also inexpensive, so it is a recommended lens for beginners to Leica SLR lenses.

The lens configuration is the same as the first-generation Elmarit, with 6 groups and 7 elements, and the weight has been reduced from the second-generation Elmarit to 300g, the same as the first-generation Elmarit. There are three types of mount shapes for lenses: 3-cam, R-cam, and ROM-equipped.

Specification and Competitor

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	40	41.6
Max diameter(mm)	63	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-