Elmar (lens)

The Elmar lenses originally had a maximum aperture of f/3.5. These lenses were derived from a 50 mm f/3.5 Elmax lens first produced in 1925. The name is a combination of Ernst Leitz and Max Berek.{{Cite book |title=Leica M Typ 240 Expanded Guide |last=Taylor |first=David |publisher=Ammonite Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-1781450390 |location=United Kingdom}}

Elmar lenses have a maximum aperture ranging between f/2.8 and f/4. Current Elmar lenses have a maximum aperture of f/3.8 or f/4, as in the Elmar-M 24 mm f/3.8 and Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm f/4. The term Elmar is sometimes combined with: Super, Tele, APO, Macro or Vario. Leica also uses the name Elmarit for some lenses.

Elmar lenses are comparatively slow. As a result they tend to be smaller and lighter than faster lenses of the same focal length.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-names.htm |title=LEICA Lens Names |website=www.kenrockwell.com |access-date=2019-11-27}}

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;For the M39 lens mount:

• Elmar 35 mm {{f/|3.5}}
• Elmar 50 mm {{f/|3.5}} collapsible
• Elmar 50 mm {{f/|2.8}} collapsible
• Elmar 90mm {{f/|4}}

;For the Leica M mount:

• Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm {{f/|4}} ASPH.
• Tri-Elmar-M 28–35–50 mm {{f/|4}} ASPH.
• Super-Elmar-M 18 mm {{f/|3.8}} ASPH.
• Super-Elmar-M 21 mm {{f/|3.4}} ASPH.
• Elmar-M 50 mm {{f/|2.8}}
• Elmar-M 50 mm {{f/|3.5 (1954-1961)}}
• Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm {{f/|4}}
• Elmar 135 mm {{f/|4.0}}

;For the Leica R mount:

• Leica 15 mm {{f/|3.5}} Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design)
• Leica 100 mm {{f/|4.0}} Macro-Elmar-R bellows version
• Leica 100 mm {{f/|4.0}} Macro-Elmar-R helical version
• Leica 180 mm {{f/|4}} Elmar-R – 1976
• Leica 21 mm–35 mm {{f/|3.5}}–{{f/|4.0}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002
• Leica 28 mm–70 mm {{f/|3.5}}–4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 35–70 {{f/|4.0}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 35–70 mm {{f/|3.5}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 70–210 mm {{f/|4.0}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 75–200 mm {{f/|4.5}} Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 80–200 mm {{f/|4.5}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 80–200 mm {{f/|4.0}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 105–280 mm {{f/|4.2}} Vario-Elmar-R zoom

;For the Leica S mount:

• Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH.
• TS-APO-Elmar-S 1:5.6/120 mm ASPH. (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH.
• Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. CS
• Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30–90 mm ASPH.

;For the Leica L Mount:

• Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5–4.5 / 16–35 ASPH.

• Tessar

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