Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M

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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH.

If you see in ultra-wide angles the Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH. is a solid lens for your rangefinder camera, but it needs to be stopped down for optimal performance.

Ultra-wide field of view. Edge-to-edge sharpness at f/5.6. No barrel distortion. Excellent depth of field scale. Compact. Unique 3-stop zooming design. Focuses to 0.5-meter.

Expensive. Soft corners and edges at f/4. Optional add-on viewfinder is huge. Requires special holder for filter use. Manual focus only.

When you consider that the only quibble with the Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH.'s optical quality is some softness at the edges of the frame at f/4, you know that you've got a pretty special lens for wide-angle photographers. Not everyone needs...

May, 2014

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Expert review by : Julia Silber (popphoto.com)

Lens Test: Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH

What looks like a zoom, is used like a zoom, but isn't a zoom? Leica's 16- 18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ($3,495, street). With three individual focal lengths in a single housing, and no intermediate settings, this 21-24-28mm equivalent (on the M8 digital)...

Dec, 2008

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