Description
The 24mm f/1.4 Leica Summilux-M Aspherical Lens exists as a wide angle engineered for fast shooting. The wide angle aspect provided by this lens allows the possibility to work
effectively in cramped places. It delivers a more dynamic feel to close-up photos and gives landscape images a greater degree of depth.
The lens has been enhanced to be used with the M8 digital Leica camera, and will barely display any falloff of light using its widest f/1.4 aperture setting. Although when mounted on a 35mm system, stopped down to f/2.8 produces absolutely outstanding images The bright aperture of f/1.4 allows for an exceptionally shallow depth of field, and at the medium f/stop, it's focal reach is so terrific that complete intact scenes can be sharply reproduced. As a consequence of the floating element design, exceptionally high resolution is possible even in close-up spaces
An f/1.4 lens is not usually as efficient as the same manufacture's f/1.8 or f/2
lenses, even when both are stopped down to f/5.6. the lens with the wider
aperture is heaver and more expensive, so don't choose it as your standard
unless you are planning a great deal of photography poor light conditions.
There' plenty of reasons for using a wide aperture, but avoid buying a lens with
an aperture wider than you need.
Leica lens new updated "6-bit" coding
This Leica lens features the new updated "6-bit" coding, that allows the M digital camera to optically read this information and then identify the lens being mounted. Optionally the M camera can then apply a software based "last stage" vignetting
adjustment (for images captured in RAW, the lens mounted is simply recorded,
with no changes made).
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May 10, 2011
Features
• Compact wide-angle lens, with one aspherical element and five made of a glass type with anomalous color dispersion (partial dispersion), to correct for color aberrations
• Floating element group maintains performance in the close-up range
• Includes "6-bit code" which allows digital M-series cameras to identify which lens is being used, and also to store this information in image metadata
• Hand assembled in Solms Germany
Specifications
| Overview |
| Lens style | Prime lens |
 |
| Max Format Size |
35mm FF |
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| Lens focal length | 24 mm |
|
| Stabilization type |
No |
|
| Camera mount |
Leica M |
|
| Angle of view |
84° |
|
| Aperture (lens diaphragm) |
| Largest aperture opening |
F1.4 |
|
| Smallest aperture opening |
F16.0 |
|
| Includes aperture ring |
Yes |
|
| Total diaphragm blades |
11 |
|
| Aperture annotations |
With click-stops, half values available, manual
diaphragm |
|
| Optical |
| Total Elements |
10 |
|
| Number of Groups |
8 |
|
| Coatings / special elements |
1 aspherical element |
|
| Focusing |
| Minimum focus distance |
0.70 m (27.56")
|
|
| Maximum magnification ratio |
0.04 x |
|
| Autofocus type |
No |
|
| Full time manual focus |
Unknown |
|
| Lens distance scale |
Yes |
|
| Depth of field scale |
Yes |
|
| Physical features |
| Overall weight | 500 g (1.10
lb) |
|
| Lens diameter |
61 mm (2.40")
|
|
| Overall length |
59 mm (2.30")
|
|
| Construction materials |
metal barrel, metal mount |
|
| Filter annotations |
Series VII filter in lens hood
|
|
| Lens hood included |
Yes |
|
| Tripod collar included |
No |
Item Includes
• Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens - Black
• Rear Lens Cap
• Lens Hood (Screw-On)
• Lens Hood Cap
• Leather Lens Case
• 3-Year Limited Warranty
M Mount Adapters
The Leica M mount was introduced in 1954 at the same time as the Leica M3. It's been the mount of choice on every Leica M series thru the present day Leica M7 film camera and Leica M9 digital camera
and Lenses.
The M Mount was also the mount used for Minolta's CLE rangefinder, on the Konica Hexar RF, on the later versions of the Voigtlander Bessa family
and Lenses, the mount for the Rollei 35RF, also quite recently on the newest Zeiss Ikon
Rangefinder and Lenses..
Benefits of Lens adapters is versatility, and saving money with the continued use of the preferred lenses you already own.
Drawbacks of lens adapters is the inconvenience, no electronic connection between the adapted lens and your camera body
A couple of factors are necessary for a lens adapter to work properly. First, the camera body "lens registration" space or the expanse between the mount of the lens to the sensor or film surface. Two, the "throat size" of the mount or the mount diameter. An adapter flanked by the body of the camera and a lens from different brands, this registration distance of the adapted lens must be larger than the registration distance on the body; plus the lenses throat-size must be less than the throat size on the body mount.
M lenses can be adapted to Canon EOS, Nikon, Micro Four
Thirds, and Sony Nex Cameras.
