By David Farkas, Leica Store Miami
At the last Photokina,
Leica previewed some of the new SL lenses that they would be bringing to
market. Deliveries for the 75mm and 90mm APO-Summicrons began earlier this year
and now, the highly anticipated wide angle zoom, the Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mmf/3.5-4.5 ASPH, will start shipping later this month.
The 16-35mm, like the
24-90mm and 90-280mm zooms, offers prime lens performance at every focal length
– no small feat for such a wide lens. This is made possible by a new optical
design featuring 18 elements in 12 groups, with two ashperical elements for the
correction of monochromatic aberrations and three elements with anomalous
partial dispersion to correct chromatic aberrations. If you take a look at the
MTF chart further down, you can see how this translates to incredible resolving
power and uniform contrast across the entire frame at all settings.
The mechanical design is
clean, with substantial rubberized zoom and focus rings. A simple 16-35 is
engraved on the top in yellow, with white focal length markings of 16, 19, 21,
24, 28 and 35 on the zoom ring. The front filter ring measures 82mm, like the
other two SL zooms. And, like its siblings, the lens features all-metal
construction with full weather sealing.
Similar to the 90-280, the
16-35 features internal zoom and focus. Autofocus is quick and silent with just
one extremely lightweight focus element driven by a high-precision linear
stepper motor. Also, take note that the minimum focus distance is a mere 0.25m,
which will allow for some really cool creative possibilities with such a wide
lens.
With the addition of this
lens, SL shooters now have an expanded native focal length range of 16-280mm
across three incredible zooms, along with a continually growing range of
primes. The 35 and 50mm Summicrons will be the next lenses to be introduced,
and are expected later this year.
Availability and
Pre-Ordering
Priced at $5,495, the
Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH is available for pre-order from Leica Store
Miami. You can email at info@leicastoremiami.com, call 305-921-4433, or place
an order online by clinking the links below.
MTF Charts
Press Release
VERSATILE WIDE-ANGLE LENS:
SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16–35/3.5–4.5 ASPH. EXPANDS THE SL-SYSTEM
The Super-Vario-Elmar-SL
16–35/3.5–4.5 ASPH. wide-angle zoom lens complements the previously available
portfolio of two zoom lenses for the Leica SL. Its range of focal lengths is
ideal for a diversity of uses, ranging from landscape and architectural
photography, wedding, event, and concert photography to reportage and
documentary photography. In combination with the familiarly high product
quality and imaging performance, its protected construction and special
AquaDura® lens coating make this lens an ideal companion for professional
photographers at all times, even in adverse weather conditions.
In addition to excellent
imaging quality throughout the entire range of focal lengths and at all
apertures, the high-performance lens also offers simultaneously fast and quiet
autofocus. This is driven by a specially developed focusing drive comprising a
stepping motor and linear positioning and moves a single, very light focusing
element that, due to its low mass, contributes to the high focusing speed.
The newly designed optical
system of the Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35/3.5–4.5 ASPH. contains a total of 18
elements in 12 groups. These include two asphericals for the correction of
monochromatic aberrations Three elements made from glass with anomalous partial
dispersion correct chromatic aberration, while an improved mount geometry and
high-quality coating ensure optimum suppression of reflections and stray light
within the optical system.
With the addition of the
Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35/3.5–4.5 ASPH., the portfolio of zoom lenses for the
Leica SL now covers a range of focal lengths from 16 to 280 mm. Together with
the Vario-Elmarit–SL 24–90/2.8–4 ASPH. and the APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL
90–280f/2.8–4 this covers all typical genres of photography and enables
particularly those photographers who need a high degree of flexibility to draw
on a trio of exceptional lenses.
The Super-Vario-Elmar-SL
16–35/3.5–4.5 ASPH. will be on sale from 23 April.
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