Leica Elmarit-R 60 macro f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

Leica Elmarit-R 60 macro f/2.8

The Leica Elmarit-R 60 macro f/2.8 is a macro lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1972 to 2009 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization.

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

Specifications
Focal lenght	60 mm
Angle of view	39.7°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	6 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	0.24 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.50x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	55 mm
Lens hood	Built-in
Weather sealing	No
Weight	400 g
Dimensions	62 x 67 mm
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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 22 Febbraio 2020

Pros: Build. Aperture Ring, Colors

Cons: It's a lens with charakter. You may need another more perfect lens.

Opinion: This lens have bought late, when I have already had Nikon, Olympus, and Zeiss macro lenses. I prefer the Olympus Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f2 and Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 Ais. Both lenses can be used for many applications and are great macro lenses. The Leica is difficult to use in some lighting condition, there is colour fringing. Then it has to be stopped down to at least f4.5 and the smooth bokeh is gone. At open aperture it is glowing and this leads sometimes to a lost of details and sharpness. Fokusing is not so comfortabele especially at the near end. Anyway the Leica is not a bad lens. It can be used for macro, portrait and landscape. I would not recommend it to people who want to have only one macro lens in the range 50 to 60mm. The Leica is special because of it's colors. It can happen that you really enjoy this lens. Mine was build 1983.

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Andreas73

sent on 17 Settembre 2021

Pros: Solid construction (like all Leitz Wetzlar lenses made in Germany), excellent bokeh, contrasts and fabulous color shades (see Marco Cavina)

Cons: maybe the weight

Opinion: This is definitely Heinz Marquardt's masterpiece: a lens born for the macro, but which can very well be used as a "normal" in everyday photographs. I use it on Fujifilm X-T2 and X-E3 bodies with great satisfaction, both for focus peaking and for photographic rendering. Surely an optics that can not be missing in the kit of admirers of colors and quality Leitz Wetzlar.

Chicco.al

sent on 10 Giugno 2019

Pros: Razor sharp, beautiful bokeh, fantastic construction, with the adaptor arrives at 1:1

Cons: Maybe the weight but not in my case

Opinion: Very first review after years of consultation only (and I also thank here all other users for the infinity of info on the site). I decided to leave some lines as a testimony because I find this lens really extraordinary, and vintage lenses or even just Leica R I have a few dozen. But only this prompted me to write it. Razor Sharp (good macro) has a beautiful blur, which I prefer to that of Big Brother 50 Summilux, always in R version. But I let Cavina talk about it, it seems to me that the title says everything: "Poetry in power". http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/Leica_macro-Elmarit-R_60mm_2,8/00_pag.htm

Piergiovanni Pierantozzi

sent on 19 Dicembre 2016

Pros: Color, alienation effects, setting, three-dimensionality and unfocused excellent, refined mechanics, the used price much content

Cons: Some difficulties to adapt the lens on Nikon, apparent lower image definition than equivalent current goals

Opinion: There are books on Leica optics with expert appraisers, photographers and collectors. In my case I coming from photographic experience with the Leica M film I really liked the ability to mount these old lenses on new digital machines. rnHo the Elmarit 60 mounted on a Nikon adapting a Fotodiox ring, by following the instructions found online (Adriano Lolli on YouTube). The result was satisfactory: of course you lose the focus and exposure automatically, but you can shoot in manual focus to infinity. rnGli shots have returned me the color, the atmosphere, typical of Leica I knew. By comparing these images with those obtained with Nikon lenses I found most harmonious tonal values, more settled, more three-dimensional, even though at first glance may seem more "mellow", not dolphins in certain micro-details. I'm not an expert in the field of lenses, but for my feelings I found very pleasant lto yield and the creative possibilities of this lens in the landscape shots and macro photography.

Photos taken with Leica Elmarit-R 60 macro f/2.8

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Leica Elmarit-R 60 macro f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

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