Compare Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm F3.4 vs Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica SL 28mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades, with clickstops (including half values), manual diaphragm
Colors
Black
black anodized or silver chrome finish
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Leica M-mount
Leica M-mount
L-mount
Material
Metal body, metal mount
metal barrel, metal mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
7 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
5 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspheric elements, 4 anomalous partial dispersion glasselements groups
1 aspherical element groups
6 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
53 mm / 2.09 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
43 mm / 1.69 in
35 mm / 1.38 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Weight
279 g / 9.86 oz
255 g / 9.01 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz
Function
Angle Of View
91.7° Diagonal | 81.2° Horizontal | 59.5° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.4 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
21 mm
35 mm
28 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.03x
0.057x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
240 mm / 9.45 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-06-21
2021-02-18
Made In
Germany
Germany
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
86%
75%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight
- Solid all-metal construction
- Superb image quality
- High micro contrast
- Compact and lightweight
- Very sharp
- Solid all-metal build
- Beautiful construction
- Good image quality
- Weather-sealed
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Low maximum magnification
- Expensive for what it is
- Very large and heavy
- Lacks on-barrel features
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