Slim wide angle & Large aperture APORIA 24mm
A review and Photo example of the APORIA 24mm F2 with the Film and digital LEICA M camera.
Table of contents
Gallery
- Photo example shooting
- Ms-optics APORIA 24mm F2 + LEICA M typ240
- Ms-optics APORIA 24mm F2 + HEXAR RF + Kikipan 320(640) + DiMAGE SCAN PRO Multi
Review
1．Overview
The APORIA 24mm is a wide-angle 24mm lens with a bright aperture of F2, released by MS-Optics (Miyazaki Optical) in 2020, in the Leica M mount, and uses a Gaussian lens format. Like the APOQUALIA 28mm F2 released in the same era, it comes in a wide variety of colors and many types of lens barrels, including lacquered, lacquered, and regular types.
The minimum shooting distance is 0.5m, designed for use with mirrorless cameras, and for Leica M-type rangefinder cameras, it works with the rangefinder up to 0.8m.
The manual says to remove the glass from the 34mm filter and fit it onto the tip of the lens. The lens barrel has a thread for a dedicated hood, but because the thread diameter is special, I was unable to find a compatible diameter among commercially available filters.
2．Usage
The specs of the Aporia 24mm are not available from other manufacturers such as Leica, Cosina (Voigtlander), or Zeiss, and its brightness of F2 makes it a unique and valuable 24mm wide-angle lens.
Despite this brightness, the lens barrel is made very thin, with a thickness of only 5.6mm, so it can be called a body cap. However, because of this compact barrel, the lens performance is slightly sacrificed, and when using an older 35mm full-frame sensor camera, the center is good at full aperture, but light reduction, reduced resolution, and color cast may be noticeable at the periphery.
The above drawbacks can be improved slightly by narrowing the aperture. However, with the lens hood attached, there is an operational problem in that it is difficult to change the aperture ring installed inside the hood. To deal with the difficulty of the periphery at full aperture, it is necessary to consider a composition that does not make the negative effects of the lens noticeable by shooting the subject of the subject in the center, and as you use it, you need to understand the range in which you can obtain acceptable image quality and expand your range of expression.
Miyazaki-san often said that the photographer should deal with the shortcomings of the lens with intention. It is basically a lens for digital cameras, and photographers who prefer a flat depiction are better suited to modern retrofocus lenses.
It is possible to forcibly cut off the peripheral areas, and the focal length is equivalent to 36mm on cameras equipped with APS-C size sensors, and 48mm on Micro Four Thirds cameras. Although the image does not spread and the focal length is similar to that of a standard lens, it is possible to obtain a stable depiction compared to a 35mm full-size sensor camera.
Finally, the nameplate on the front of this lens is MS-OT APORA. This is a typo and the correct name is MS-OP APORIA. It is written this way because the timing to correct the mistake during manufacturing was missed.
3．Summary
In conclusion, to sum up the APORIA 24mm F2, despite its focal length of 24mm and maximum aperture of F2, it is incredibly thin at just 5.6mm thick. The lens uses a Gaussian lens construction, which improves the amount of light in the peripheral areas and reduces color cast, which is a great help to photographers.
This lens packs the specs of a 24mm F2 into a lens that is about as thick as a front cap. It’s a lens that you should definitely try if you have the chance.
Specification
Compared to its predecessor, the PERAR 24mm, the APORIA 24mm is two stops brighter, yet the weight and size are almost the same. The imaging performance has also improved compared to the PERAR 24mm.
| Item | APORIA | PERAR |
| focal length(mm) | 24 | 24 |
| Maximum aperture | 2 | 4.0 |
| Minimum aperture | 16 | 16 |
| Leaf blade | 10 | 10 |
| Lens configuration | 4 groups in 6 elements | 3 groups in 3 elements |
| Minimum distance(m) | 0.5 | 0.65 |
| Lens length(mm) | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Lens max diameter(mm) | 51 | 51 |
| Filter type | – | 19 |
| Weight(g) | 39 | 35 |
| Release date | 2020 | 2014 |
| Price | ¥100,000 | ¥60,000 |
24mm and 25mm class lenses are not a common focal length for prime lenses for rangefinder cameras. Voigtlander, which has released a wide variety of lenses with the same focal length, has not renewed its 24mm class lenses since releasing the 25mm F4P.
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- LEICA ELMARIT 24mm ASPH.
- LEICA ELMAR 24mm ASPH.
- CARL ZEISS BIOGON ZM 25mm
- Voigtlander COLOR SKOPAR 25mm F4P
- Voigtlander SNAP SHOT SKOPAR 25mm F4
- CANON S 25mm
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Update history
- 2024.11.21
- 2024.02.17:Update article
- 2023.02.12:First draft
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