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Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH vs Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P

The Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH and the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH if you want a wider view (from 16mm equivalent) and the flexibility of a zoom. Pick the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P if you want a single focal length, usually smaller and sharper wide open.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH	Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P
Maker	Leica	Voigtländer
Focal length	16-21mm (zoom)	21mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	16-21mm	21mm
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/4
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Zoom range	1.3×	prime
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

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

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P: 21mm.

Aperture

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

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 P: f/4 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

20 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.