The 24 elmar-m

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Just a reminder of the great qualities of the 24mm f3.8 – bought one in 'as new' condition intending to use on the Cl (sold that camera, however, disappointed in its IQ versus full frame). Resolution and colours on the M10 are gorgeous. I had one some years ago but felt it was 'too wide'. I seem to remember original hood was a large plastic affair but the replacement has screw-in type. Erwin Putts thought it was a remarkable product when introduced by Leica.

 

So far I've only taken a few wintery shots in my back garden otherwise would have uploaded examples!

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[lct]

The large plastic hood is that of the Elmarit 24/2.8 asph i believe. The Elmar 24/3.8 asph has always had its current screw-in hood IMHO. Bit taller lens than the Super-Elmar 21/3.4 asph in spite of its smaller aperture BTW but it is a great lens indeed.

[Mefty]

I just got one.

First K was a bit concerned due to the slow aperture but in practice it is no problem.

This lens is just great!

The sharpness, the handling, weight and hight, the overall image quality. I am deeply impressed and I alteady had some lenses in my habds.

[Gregm61]

In retrospect, I should have taken my 24mm f3.8 Elmar with my M262 to White Sands National Monument earlier this year. I was there in May, had both the Leica and my Olympus outfit with me (not the 24mm f3.8 Elmar though), wound up using my Olympus E-M1 Mark II and the 12-100mm f4 M. Zuiko due to dust concerns, and the vast, vast majority of images were taken with the 12-100 sitting at 12mm.

 

That happens a lot, whether I'm using the 12-100 or 12-40 M. Zuiko. 24mm is the more practical wide angle for travel over the 28mm, and for a glasses wearer like me the 24mm FOV in the accessory finder is easier to see than the 28mm frame lines in the camera's finder. Switching between the viewfinder to focus when I need to be precise and the accessory finder is nothing....I do it with the 21 and 18mm lenses all the time.

Edited December 26, 2017 by Gregm61