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Leica Super-Elmar-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Leica for Full frame cameras, 18mm f/3.8.

MakerLeica
Focal length18mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/3.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsLeica M
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080018mm equiv.18mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 18mm · 90°
How wide 18mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/3.8
f/3.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Leica M): as marked, 18mm.

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See what it frames: its view on the Leica M EV1 at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.