Leica Camera Wikipedia. Coordinates 5. 03. N0. 083. 21. 1E 5. N 8. 5. 36. 39E 5. Leica Camera AGAktiengesellschaft. Industry. Photography, Digital Imaging, Still cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, binoculars monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder. Founded. Germany 1. Headquarters. Wetzlar, Germany. Key people. Dr. Andreas Kaufmann Chairman, Board of Directors, Oliver Kaltner CEOProducts. Cameras, photographic lenses, binoculars and other optical equipment. The two versions are indistinguishable from each other except for saying MADE IN CANADA or MADE IN GERMANY on the front ring, or by the higher serial numbers of. Fr M, schwarz. fr M39, silber. LEICA SUMMICRONM 35mm f2 ASPH. Black 11 879 254g. Chrome 11 882 340g. NikkorH 18cm f2. 5 hood, UV filter caps. For use with reflex housing. Condition 5D minor internal dust will have no noticeable effect on pictures. 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This section contains over 70 still cameras from A to Z Agfa to Zeiss Ikon using 35mm film but not having single lens reflex viewing and focusing. Leica Summicron R 50Mm F2 Serial Numbers' title='Leica Summicron R 50Mm F2 Serial Numbers' />The company was founded by Ernst Leitz in 1. The name Leica is derived from the first three letters of his surname Leitz and the first two of the word camera lei ca. Leica cameraseditThe earliest Leica prototypes were developed by the company Ernst Leitz during the first years of the 2. The Leicas were innovative, by orienting the image frame sideways for the 3. The cameras were compact with collapsible lenses, for hiking and biking. The rangefinder feature was added with the Leica II during 1. In 1. 93. 3 the Leica III offered slow speed shutter controls and a fast 11. III a,b,c,d,f, g series became the flagship models and best sellers into the late 1. Further iterations of the models I and II were offered, but did not sell well. Prior to WWII Leica and competing Contax cameras from Zeiss Ikon were considered to be the finest 3. WWII the companies had competition from Soviet and Japanese copies. During the 1. 95. Japanese quality and innovation, along with low pricing, devastated the European camera industry. Leica became an expensive type of camera bought largely by professional or serious photographers. However, the advent of reflex camera technology made rangefinders somewhat obsolete, leaving Leica the main product of a diminishing market segment. Leica has remained a notable trade name into the 2. Century. The original producer of the cameras, Ernst Leitz Gmb. H, is now three companies Leica Camera AG, Leica Geosystems AG, and Leica Microsystems Gmb. H, which manufacture cameras, geosurvey equipment, and microscopes, respectively. Leica Microsystems Gmb. H owns the Leica brand and licenses its use by the other two companies. HistoryeditBefore WWIIeditThe first 3. Leica prototypes were built by Oskar Barnack at Ernst Leitz Optische Werke, Wetzlar, in 1. Intended as a compact camera for landscape photography, particularly during mountain hikes, the Leica was the first practical 3. The Leica transports the film horizontally, extending the frame size to 2. The Leica had several model iterations, and in 1. Barnack convinced his boss, Ernst Leitz II, to make a pre production series of 3. Though the prototypes received a mixed reception, Ernst Leitz decided in 1. It was an immediate success when introduced at the 1. Leipzig Spring Fair as the Leica I for Leitz camera. The focal plane shutter has a range from 12. Z for Zeit time position. Barnack conceived the Leica as a small camera that produced a small negative. To make large photos by enlargement, the small negative, large picture concept requires that the camera have high quality lenses that could create well defined negatives. Barnack tried a Zeiss Tessar on his early prototype camera, but because the Tessar was designed for the 1. Leicas 2. 43. 6mm negative. Barnack resorted to a Leitz Mikro Summar 1 4. The first Leica lens was a 5. Cooke triplet of 1. Max Berek at Leitz. The lens has five elements in three groupsthe third group being three cemented elementsand was initially named the Leitz Anastigmat. Unlike other triplets, the Leitz Anastigmat has the diaphragm between the first and second elements. When the Leica was first vended, this lens was renamed the ELMAX, for E Leitz and MAX Berek. By 1. 92. 5, the Leitz laboratories had produced glasses with improved optical properties, and Professor Berek designed an improved version of the ELMAX named the ELMAR that had four elements in three groups. The third group was simplified to two cemented elements, which was easier and cheaper to make. Professor Berek had two dogs, Hektor and Rex. The first of these, Hektor, gave his name to a series of Leica lenses, and the name of the second appeared in the Summa. REX. 3In 1. 93. 0 the Leica I Schraubgewinde was first produced, with an exchangeable lens system based on a 3. Leica Thread Mount or LTM. In addition to the 5. During the mid 1. Thambar 9. 0 mm f2. It is now a rare collectors item. The Leica II was first produced in 1. This model has a separate viewfinder showing a reduced image and rangefinder. In 1. 93. 2 the flange to filmplane was standardised to 2. Leica model C, and the Leica Standard the next year. The Leica III added slow shutter speeds down to 1 second, and the model IIIa added the 11. The IIIa is the last model made before Barnacks death, and therefore the last model for which he was wholly responsible. Leitz continued to refine the original design through to 1. The final version, the IIIg, includes a large viewfinder with several framelines. These models all have a functional combination of circular dials and square windows. Early Leica cameras bear the initials D. R. P., which stands for Deutsches Reichspatent, the name for German patents before May 1. This is probably a reference to German patent No. Rollfilmkamera granted to Ernst Leitz, Optische Werke in Wetzlar, on 3 November 1. Ur Leica original Leica, from 1. Leica I, 1. 92. 7Leica I, from 1. Leitz Elmar 1 3,5 F5 cm lens. Reproduction of the Leica Prototype, 1. The company had always had progressive labor policies which encouraged the retention of skilled workers, many of whom were Jewish. Ernst Leitz II, who began managing the company in 1. Hitler in 1. 93. 3 by helping Jews to leave Germany, by assigning hundreds even if they were not actually employees to overseas sales offices where they were helped to find jobs. The effort intensified after Kristallnacht in 1. September 1. 93. 9. The extent of what came to be known as the Leica Freedom Train only became public after his death, well after the war. After WWIIeditAfter the war, Leitz continued to produce the late versions of the Leica II and the Leica III through the 1. However, in 1. 95. Leitz introduced the Leica M3, with the new Leica M mount, a bayonet like lens mount. The new camera also combined the rangefinder and viewfinder into one large, bright viewfinder with a brighter double image in the center. This system also introduced a system of parallax compensation and a new rubberized, reliable, focal plane shutter. Leica continues to refine this model the latest versions being the MP and MA, both of which have frames for 2. Post war models bear the initials DBP, standing for Deutsches Bundespatent Federal German Patent, instead of the DRP Deutsches Reich patent found on pre war models. A number of camera companies built models based on the Leica rangefinder design. These include the Leotax, Nicca and early Canon models in Japan, the Kardon in USA, the Reid in England and the FED and Zorki in the USSR. Leica IIIf 1. 95. Leicas, with 5. 0mmf. Summarit. Leica M3 chrome Singlestroke 1. Leica Meter M, Booster and collapsible Elmar f5 cm 1 2,8 M3. Leicas MP of 2. 00. M3 of 1. 95. 4Modern Leica M series. LEICA 9. 0mm f2. TELE ELMARIT MHome   Donate   New   Search   Gallery   How To   Books   Links   Workshops   About   Contact. LEICA 9. 0mm f2. TELE ELMARIT M 1. Ken. Rockwell. com. All rights reserved. Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations. Comparison of LEICA 9. Lenses     More LEICA Reviews. LEICA 9. 0mm f2. TELE ELMARIT M 3. I got this one at this link to it at e. Bay Adorama also sells them. It helps me keep adding to this site when you get yours from these links, thanks April 2. LEICA 9. Lenses Compared. LEICA Camera Reviews   LEICA Lens Reviews   Recommended Lenses. LEICA Lens Names    How to Afford Anything. Sample Photos. Yosemite in Springtime May 2. Monterey June 2. 00. Death Valley January 2. Ideal Uses. This is the only LEICA tele you might ever need. Its small, sharp, fast, and excellent. Not for. Todays LEICA Man will demand nothing less than the 9. ASPH, but it weighs twice as much and costs ten times as much as this superb 9. TELE. Introduction         top. Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations. The LEICA TELE ELMARIT M 9. LEICAs purest long lens. It is LEICAs ideal combination of speed, optical quality, small size and light weight. Its smaller than a 7. Purest means truest to Oskar Barnacks vision for the LEICA. This 9. 0mm TELE breathes life into his vision as one of LEICAs smallest and lightest 9. LEICAs current 9. APO Summicron M ASPH is better optically in some ways that few people will ever notice, but it weighs twice as much. Therefore the 9. 0mm APO is untrue to LEICAs vision. LEICAs current 9. Summarit M is much smaller than the 9. ASPH, but still bigger and heavier than this f2. TELE. Not only that, but this 9. Yes, the current 9. LEICAs current 9. MACRO ELMAR M is sharper wide open, focuses more closely, is 3g lighter and slightly smaller than this f2. TELE M. It costs a lot more, and is a stop slower. If money is no object, get the MACRO ELMAR M instead for travel it also collapses to become even smaller for carrying. Germany versus Canada         introduction         top. Most samples of this 9. TELE, made from 1. Canada. LEICA moved production back to the Fatherland in 1. Germany from 1. 98. German on left, Canadian on right. The two versions are indistinguishable from each other except for saying MADE IN CANADA or MADE IN GERMANY on the front ring, or by the higher serial numbers of the German versions. Cd 100 Anos De Noel Rosa. Canadian versions run about serial numbers 2,5. German versions run about serial numbers 3,3. I have compared and shot them directly against each other, and there is no difference whatsoever optically or mechanically. Not only are the images indistinguishable on film, LEICAs quality control is so tight that even the colors of the coatings match perfectly between the two. Personally Ill always pay a premium for anything MADE IN GERMANY, but if you want a great lens, dont worry about getting the Maple Leaf version, since thats probably all youll find. Nomenclature         introduction         topTelephoto formally means a lens design in which optical tricks are played to keep the lens shorter than its own focal length. This trick is played with long lenses to keep them small. Most people, including myself, misuse the scientific meaning of telephoto to refer to any long lens, but this is not correct. Most of LEICAs other 9. They stick out more than 9. These lenses are not called TELE by LEICA. This TELE lens is a true telephoto design, which is why it is smaller than the other 9. This TELE is recognized by the TELE in its formal name, in addition to the meaningless ELMARIT, which simply means f2. Actual Size         introduction         top. Presuming you have a standard 1. DPI monitor, this is its actual size, which is 2. LEICA 9. 02. 8 TELE, actual size at 1. DPI. enlarge. The illustrations in this review have been enlarged to fit the page. History         introduction         top. See LEICA 9. 0mm f2. Lenses Compared. Specifications with commentary  top Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations. Name   Focal Length   Angle of View   Optics   Diaphragm. Filter Thread   Close Focus    Maximum Repro Ratio. Caps   Hood   Size   Weight   Introduced   Part Numbers   Price. Paint Shop Pro X Serial Number more. Name           specifications          top. LEICA calls this the LEICA TELE ELMARIT M 9. TELE means telephoto, an optical trick that makes long lenses physically shorter than their optical focal length. ELMARIT means nothing except a LEICA brand f2. M means it fits the eternal M series of LEICA rangefinder cameras, as well as the Voigtlnder Bessas, Zeiss Ikons and Minolta CLE. Focal Length           specifications          top. Focus Scale, LEICA 9. TELE. enlarge. Actual design Focal Length 9. The actual focal length will vary with production tolerances. To compute the exact actual focal length of your lens, use the two digits shown to the right of the m on your focus scale as millimeters and tenths. For instance, the lens shown here has a mystery number of 0. Equivalent on the LEICA M8 half frame 1. Equivalent on the Epson R D1x half frame 1. Angle of View full frame 3. Diagonal. 2. 3 Horizontal. Vertical. Optics           specifications          top 4 elements in 4 groups. Single coated. Diaphragm           specifications          top. LEICA 9. 0mm f2. TELE ELMARIT M at f5. Blades are S shaped to f5. Stops down to f1. Filter Thread           specifications          top. Standard 3. 9mm. Germans call this E3. E, but its the same standard 3. The 0. 5mm thread pitch for 3. The only gotcha is that some crappy off brands accidentally make 3. Stick with Hoya and BW and youll have no problems. If you are crazy, you can use the no longer available LEICA 1. Close Focus           specifications          top. Marked 3. 5 feet and 1 meter. Maximum Reproduction Ratio           specifications          top. Caps           specifications          top. Any 3. 9mm snap on front cap works great, as well as LEICAs classic felt lined brass caps. The plastic slip on A4. LEICAs current part number for the 3. Not wanting to lose 3. I use Adoramas 4. In its day, it came with a shallow rear cap. Today, use the standard 2. Since this lens came with a hood, you didnt get a regular 3. E3. 9 or A4. 2 front cap. You instead got a 1. Hood           specifications          top. This TELE lens came with a silly rubber hood 1. Even if you get one, Id chuck it since it gets in the way of changing filters. I never use a hood with my lens and it works great. Size           specifications          top. Length 2. 4. 12 6. Diameter 2. 0. 25 5. Weights           specifications          top. Since I measured these in different months, and the difference is only one unit on my analytical balance and I dont close my windows when I measure them, for all I know these are identical in weight. Maple Leaf Version. LEICA UVa filter 1. Bundesadler Version 7. LEICA specifies 2. Introduced           specifications          top. Product Numbers           specifications          top. Black Lens, complete. Includes the boxed lens, rubber hood, caps and paperwork. Lens Hood included 1. Cap for Lens Hood included 1. Front Cap current model1. Rear Cap current model1. Series 5. 5 Filter Adapter optional for nuts 1. Price           specifications          top. March, USA Sells used for 3. In July, 1. 98. 3 MSRP was 4. LEICA 9. 0 2. 8 TELE. Performance         top. Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations.