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Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH : Specifications and Opinions

Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH

The Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2011. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 3000 €;

8 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Leica M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless (rangefinder) Leica M.

Specifications
Focal lenght	21 mm
Angle of view	91.7°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/3.4
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	8 elements in 7 groups
Min. focus distance	0.70 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.03x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	46 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	279 g
Dimensions	53 x 43 mm
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Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Maurizio_53

sent on March 02, 2025

Pros: Sharpness, no distortion, colors and contrast, size

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: I should repeat myself by listing the same reviews as those who preceded me, I just say that the only flaw that could be found is that it is not very bright but the flaw is limited by the level of high iso performance of the current sensors. I have 4 other lenses, two Leicas and two Voigtlanders, the Super Elmar is not the one I use the most but for me it is the best.

Giallo63

sent on July 03, 2024

Pros: Sharpness-uniformity of performance-very low distortion-compactness (even with lens hood attached)

Cons: Price (but what am I writing to do?) - external viewfinder

Opinion: Compared to its illustrious predecessors, which have followed one another over time in my camera bag, this small lens is a leap in quality, prodigious given the still high qualities of the Elmarit 21/2.8 and 21/2.8 aspherical. The first has a beautiful plastic rendering, but the high quality in the center can only be achieved at the edges with generous diaphragmat, which is problematic when the light is low and you want to obtain, for example in architectural shots, a high yield over the entire field of view; the second, 21/2.8 aspherical, is an objective and perceptible improvement of the first, but - again - the edges, to give the best compared to the center, need closures at least f:5.6. Of course, both are excellent, we are talking about Leitz: but we are still talking about products created essentially for film: with such a high angle of view, a non-telecentric project, at the edges, struggles and you can see it. Of course, in reportage, for example, this may be irrelevant, but in landscape and architecture a brilliant rendering over the entire frame is quite important. The Super Elmar 21/3.4 a. is of a different nature, born in the digital age: perhaps it does not offer that feeling of plasticity of the two predecessors (especially the first) but it returns very high sharpness already at full aperture and, above all, it extends to the entire field of view. You can see that it's a new project, the results leave you speechless and I can finally shoot safely without worrying about having to close the aperture and raise the ISO to keep a sufficiently short shutter speed. The distortion, if there is one, is not seen. Backlighting does not give any flare phenomenon. It's my ultimate superwide on the M system.

Calderof

sent on August 28, 2019

Pros: Optical quality, lightness, ease of use while being a manual focus, compactness, price

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: The lens is superb in all respects. The use with the Sony sensor makes it even more efficient in my experience. It makes me smile at the possibility of correcting the yield of the lens through the software of the parent company, as Leica has always been number one for optics. I hardly believe that the designers thought of correcting the intrinsic optical rendering of this masterpiece. I used the lens in extreme light conditions such as the photos in against the sun without having any decay of the image or what to say you want to defect. I have not yet been able to verify, despite having tried on several occasions, the presence of the infamous purple halos at the edges due to a hypothetical chromatic aberration. I'm thinking that from the first specimens onwards the Leica solved the problem if ever there had been. Since with other objectives it is easy to check the presence of these halos , I thought that maybe the thing concerned some specimens maybe of the first products. The use with the Sony sensor is superb to say the least! I find it hard to think that by putting together the best 21mm lens to date with the best sensor you have non-amazing results. I have three other Leica M optics (35 summicron, 50 aposummicron, 75 aposummicron) and an R (180 mm f.34 Apotelyt) and with all I have excellent results to say the least. The price of this optic is not very high considering the yield (2700-3000 euros) is the asking price for many other professional autofocus optics. This goal, however, proves to be a number one. Finally, the lightness of these optics allows me to take them all with me on trips because, apart from the 180, the other 4 plus the Sony body do not exceed two kg.

Vincio85

sent on February 19, 2017

Pros: small, lightweight, no distortion or aberration, high-quality, stylish metal lens hood, contrast, zero vignetting

Cons: nobody

Opinion: Optics really wonderful on every front! RnAvendo also had a 21 Elmarit asph 2.8, this new lens is the best ever produced by 21mm Leica.rnPiccolo, lightweight, very high quality at every aperture and throughout the frame, also does not suffer from any problem physical ottico.rnEssendo perspective of recent construction has been designed and developed specifically for the requirements of the Leica digital digitale.rnrnSu yield M is perfect for every diaframma.rnrnSu Sony A7x instead the edges do not do well even at f8, with change Kolari Vision optics in question is usable up to f5.6, f4.0 while migliora.rnrnPS If you are going to photograph the stars then this light is not shown since its minimum aperture to F3.4

Photos taken with Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH

Muzza Channel

by Eros Penatti
53 comments, 4735 views

HI RES 4.4 MP

Sunset at Jokulsarlon

by Vieri Bottazzini
22 comments, 3914 views

Guggenheim Museum

by Left
19 comments, 4319 views

Val di Mello

by Eros Penatti
30 comments, 1327 views

HI RES 4.2 MP

Cycling at high altitude

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29 comments, 1861 views

Toronto Downtown

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13 comments, 2706 views

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The ordinary abandonment

by Left
11 comments, 2962 views

Self

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16 comments, 2360 views

In the light

by Actafleed
29 comments, 1336 views

The Traviata

by Billo101
18 comments, 3214 views

HI RES 21.7 MP

San Galgano, October 2024

by Giallo63
13 comments, 415 views

HI RES 5.4 MP

Massa Marittima, October 2024

by Giallo63
24 comments, 514 views

HI RES 4.9 MP

Baths of Masino, the woods

by Eros Penatti
15 comments, 1711 views

Rasciesa

by Giallo63
11 comments, 559 views

HI RES 5.2 MP

Pure white 01

by Billo101
9 comments, 1927 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

Moma NYC

by Left
7 comments, 1519 views

Trafficking

by Seb
13 comments, 1219 views

Ancient crafts

by Billo101
11 comments, 1884 views

HI RES 18.1 MP

Tor

by Left
6 comments, 1717 views

Red Square(s)

by Giallo63
25 comments, 553 views

HI RES 5.4 MP

San Galgano - refectory

by Giallo63
14 comments, 252 views

HI RES 5.4 MP

It's my car 2

by Billo101
4 comments, 1909 views

HI RES 15.5 MP

Toronto. Sunset after shower

by Left
3 comments, 1748 views

Mount Azzarini

by Eros Penatti
13 comments, 1170 views

HI RES 3.1 MP

Untitled

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12 comments, 323 views

HI RES 4.9 MP

Mount Avaro

by Eros Penatti
10 comments, 1068 views

The Trail

by Eros Penatti
8 comments, 1372 views

Pure white 02

by Billo101
16 comments, 2084 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

St. Paul in the elevator

by Billo101
5 comments, 1899 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

Mount Avaro

by Eros Penatti
4 comments, 888 views

Pure white 03

by Billo101
8 comments, 1672 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

Lagazuoi and crows

by Billo101
3 comments, 1551 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

Venaria Reale Crusade

by Billo101
14 comments, 1516 views

HI RES 17.0 MP

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Cloister of Sant'Agostino - Massa Marittima

by Giallo63
13 comments, 251 views

HI RES 5.4 MP

Ernesta

by Giallo63
4 comments, 222 views

HI RES 4.6 MP

Midnight

by Billo101
20 comments, 2299 views

HI RES 23.9 MP

Vieste. The lighthouse.

by Left
2 comments, 1011 views

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Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH : Specifications and Opinions

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