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Leica S-System Prime Lenses
Open up new horizons
The combination of more than a century of experience and state-of-the-art production methods makes Leica the only manufacturer with the ability to produce even large-diameter, aspherically ground lenses of this outstanding quality in serial production. This also holds true for the high-quality special glasses – for instance with anomalous partial dispersion or particularly high refractive indices – that demand the ultimate in technical expertise in their production.
Every Leica S-Lens with autofocus also has its own integrated processor for complete control of all functions. At the same time, you can override the autofocus at any time and set the distance manually with the focusing ring. The majority of the lenses of the Leica S-System are also available in an alternative version with an innovative central shutter (leaf shutter) for maximum creative freedom when using additional lighting.
SUPER-ELMAR-S 24 f/3.5 ASPH.
The ultra wide-angle lens.
The Leica Super-Elmar-S 24 f/3.5 ASPH. (19 mm in 35 mm format) opens up an enormous range of creative opportunities in image composition – particularly in interior, architectural, and landscape photography. At the same time, the lens is optimized for maximum contrast rendition and resolution from its widest aperture and guarantees a constantly high level of quality from its closest focusing distance to infinity. The extraordinary degree of correction of this optical design is reflected, for example, in its almost complete freedom from distortion.
ELMARIT-S 30 f/2.8 ASPH. (CS)
The super-wide lens
The Elmarit-S 30 f/2.8 ASPH. (24 mm in 35 mm format) almost belongs in the domain of superwide lenses. At the same time, the lens is optimized for maximum contrast rendition and top resolution from its widest aperture on, and it guarantees a constantly high level of quality from its closest focusing distance to infinity. The extraordinary degree of correction of this optical design is reflected, for example, in its almost complete freedom from distortion. The Elmarit-S 30 f/2.8 ASPH. (CS) is also available with central shutter.
SUMMARIT-S 35 f/2.5 ASPH. (CS)
The fast and universal wide-angle lens
The Summarit-S 35 f/2.5 ASPH. (CS) (28 mm in 35 mm format) is ideal for landscape and architectural photography as well as for studio work. Systematically designed with maximum contrast performance at maximum aperture from infinity to its closest focusing distance, this unusually fast lens is predestined for use as a universal lens.Its sophisticated design and construction almost completely eliminate optical errors such as distortion and chromatic aberration. The Summarit-S 35 f/2.5 ASPH. (CS) is also available with a built-in central shutter.
ELMARIT-S 45 f/2.8 ASPH. (CS)
The high-performance standard wide angle
The Elmarit-S 45 f/2.8 ASPH. (CS) (35 mm in 35 mm format) is as outstanding for landscapes and architectural photography as it is for studio work, with its moderately wide-angle characteristics but simultaneously true-to-life perspectives. Its extremely elaborate construction, designed to deliver maximum contrast at maximum aperture and at the shortest focusing distance, ensures that the lens is practically free of aberrations. Monochromatic aberration is almost nonexistent and chromatic aberrations are corrected to an absolute minimum. The Elmarit-S 45 f/2.8 ASPH. (CS) is also available with a built-in central shutter.
SUMMARIT-S 70 f/2.5 ASPH. (CS)
The high-performance standard lens
The Summarit 70 f/2.5 ASPH. (CS) (56 mm in 35 mm format) is suitable as a standard focal length for an enormous range of photographic situations and, thanks to its speed and superior imaging quality, masters them at all apertures and focusing distances. The use of aspherical surfaces to almost completely eliminate monochromatic aberration is unusual for this focal length and underlines the exceptional character of this lens.
SUMMICRON-S 100 f/2 ASPH.
The fastest portrait lens
The Summicron-S 100 f/2 ASPH. (80 mm in 35 mm format) offers creative freedom thanks to a vivid and highly selective image sharpness coupled with an exceptionally gentle blur gradient. A sophisticated multilayer coating ensures true color fidelity and a genuinely nuanced rendition of skin tones. Whatever the aperture, the imaging quality remains unwaveringly high. Impervious to stray light, the Summicron-S even sets new standards in scenarios with critical lighting.
APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 120 f/2.5 (CS)
The perfect portrait lens
The APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120 f/2.5 (CS) (96 mm in 35 mm format) has a true dual function. Firstly, it is a macro lens for closeup photography up to a reproduction ratio of 1:2, and secondly, it is a fast telephoto lens with an unusually wide maximum aperture of f/2.5. At the same time, it offers such astounding imaging qualities at maximum aperture throughout its entire focusing range that stopping down really only increases the depth of field but cannot further increase its superior contrast rendition. This brings countless fascinating options for exploring the creative opportunities offered by selective sharpness. The alternative CS version with a central shutter further increases its enormous range of potential uses.
TS-APO-ELMAR-S 120 f/5.6 ASPH.
Tilt and shift
In the same way as with a field camera, the adjustments possible with the TS-APO-Elmar-S 120 f/5.6 ASPH. (96 mm in 35 mm format) allow full control over perspectives and the location of the plane of sharpest focus. The lens delivers an image circle with a diameter increased by 24 mm to allow parallel shifts of up to 12 mm in relation to the optical axis in all directions. This effectively relocates the viewing standpoint and correspondingly alters the perspective – this, for example, allows product photography without undesired converging or diverging verticals. Independent of this shift function, the lens can also be tilted by up to 8° in all directions to tilt the plane of sharpest focus according to the Scheimpflug principle. Using this technique, you can shoot a subject from an oblique angle at maximum definition.
APO-ELMAR-S 180 f/3.5 (CS)
The ultimate telephoto lens
The Leica APO-Elmar-S 180 mm f/3.5 (CS) (144 mm in 35 mm format), also available with a central shutter, sets new standards of quality for handheld telephoto photography. As the contrast performance cannot be improved any further by stopping down, wide open is a working aperture, and optical errors are practically unknown to this ultra high performance lens. Thanks to its high speed, this lens is outstanding for the creative use of selective focus in portraits. In studio work, the greater camera-to-subject distance helps by creating more space for setting up the lighting. At the same time, its closest focusing distance of only 1.5 meters makes it ideal for fascinating close-up studies.