Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/15
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The lens is M-Lightweight.
But the prices are not.
Enjoy your W-E,
Cedric
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Date: 2013/2/15
Subject: The M-Lightweight for super-wide-angle photography
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** *Dear Prof. Agie de Selsaeten,*
Perhaps you have already heard about our Leica Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4
ASPH. Well now we would like to tell you more about the biggest little lens
in our family of super-wide-angle lenses for the M-System. You can now look
forward to a worthy successor to the legendary Super-Angulon-M 21 mm f/3.4.
Your Leica Team
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HANDS-ON TEST: THE LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 21 mm f/3.4
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*LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH. * Outstanding
imaging performance
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The
Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH. is distinguished by its excellent imaging
performance and simultaneously compact size. Even wide open, its
outstanding reproduction of detail, depth of focus and crystal-clear
contrast will convince even the most sceptical photographers. This is all
down to its sophisticated optical design comprising eight elements ? two of
them aspherical and four with anomalous partial dispersion. In this new
super-wide, we have reduced distortion, vignetting and chromatic
aberrations to a minimum. The result: consistently very high imaging
quality from edge to edge and corner to corner of the entire image field.
** The all-rounder
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With
the appearance of the Leica Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH., the range of
compact M-Lenses is now complete. Its wide angle of view makes it an ideal
lens for architectural, street and landscape photography. At the same time,
the focal length of this super-wide-angle lens is also a very persuasive
argument in every respect when capturing up-close reportage shots at the
heart of the action. This new M-Lens is protected against the effects of
stray light by a screw-threaded metal lens hood. Thanks to the outstanding
optimisation of stray light suppression in the optical system, the lens is
also ideal for HDR shots.
** Ultra-compact construction
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This
Leica wide-angle lens is distinguished not only by superb imaging quality,
but above all by its compact size. Its extremely compact dimensions once
again underline the virtues of the Leica M-System. Particularly when
travelling, its weight of only 260g goes almost unnoticed and makes it an
ideal additional wide lens for creative photography and a wide range of
other situations.
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* *HANDS-ON TEST: THE LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH.
* ** Peter McCollough tests the lens
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Photo-journalist
Peter McCollough put the Leica Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH. through its
paces in downtown San Francisco. Experienced using a 35 mm lens, he
expected screwed up verticals and distorted faces. He now shares his
experiences and surprise about getting up close to his subjects without
distorting his surroundings on the Leica Blog.
*Test
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* ** Gregory Simpson?s impressions
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Gregory
Simpson doesn?t test gear, he uses it. This is the way he went about things
when he locked the Leica Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH. onto his Leica M9
? by no means aiming for technically perfect images, but looking to capture
instants from the heart of the action, yet all as components of an
overlying idea. The results amazed him. As did the technical perfection of
the shots he captured ? despite his occasionally unconventional
photographic style. He impressively describes his experiences with the new
M-Lens and documents them with a whole gallery of pictures.
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* *THE LEICA MANUFACTORY * Quality ? made in Germany
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Each
Leica M-Lens is the result of over 150 years of expertise and experience in
the design and construction of optical instruments. And each must pass
through numerous processes and quality assurance phases, pass inspection by
the discerning eyes of experts, and satisfy the criteria of exhaustive
precision testing. This also holds true for the Leica Super-Elmar-M 21 mm
f/3.4 ASPH. Its origins lie in the combination of highly specialised
expertise with inexhaustible innovative powers and undying passion, and it
is manufactured and assembled piece by piece, entirely by hand, as a
product of quality from the Leica Factory.
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