APO-Elmar-S 180 f/3.5
Delivery Date : 3 - 4 weeks
The ultimate in long lens photography
The Leica APO-Elmar-S 180 mm f/3.5 (CS) (144 mm in 35 mm format), also available with a central shutter, sets new standards of quality for handheld telephoto photography. As the contrast performance cannot be improved any further by stopping down, wide open is a working aperture, and optical errors are practically unknown to this ultrahighperformance lens.
Thanks to its high speed, this lens is outstanding for the creative use of selective focus in portraits. In studio work, the greater camera-to-subject distance helps by creating more space for setting up the lighting. At the same time, its closest focusing distance of only 1.5 meters makes it ideal for fascinating close-up studies.
With the Leica ELPRO-S 180 close-up lens (available separately), it is possible to focus down to 3.6 to 8.9 feet (1.1 to 2.7 meters) and achieve a reproduction ratio of 1:4.5 at the close-focusing limit.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
For excellent images from near and far
- Excellent telephoto lens
- New quality standards in freehand telephotography
- Innovative central shutter for maximum design freedom when using additional light
- Excellent imaging performance over the entire range and at all aperture settings
- Extremely fast
- Creative use of sharpness and blurring for the plastic extraction of motif details
- Best image quality up to the edges due to aspherical optics
- Weather- and dust-sealed lens
Technical data
Order no. : 11071 | CS: 11053
Image angle (diagonal, horizontal, vertical) : approx. 17° / 14° / 10°, corresponds to approx. 144 mm focal length in 35 mm format
Optical design :
Number of lenses / groups : 9 / 7
Entrance pupil : infinity: 16.75 mm (behind bayonet in incident light direction) close focus limit: 37.43 mm (behind bayonet in incident light direction)
Focusing range : 1,5 m to ∞
Distance settings :
Scale : Combined meter/feet graduation
Smallest object field : 203 mm × 304 mm
Largest reproduction ratio : 1 : 6,8
Aperture :
Setting / function : Electronically controlled diaphragm, set using setting/ selection dial on camera, including half values
Lowest value : 32
Bayonet : Leica S bayonet
Filter mount / Lens hood : External bayonet for lens hood (included), internal thread for E72 filter, filter mount does not rotate
Dimensions and weight :
Length to bayonet flange : approx. 151 / 232 mm (without / with lens hood)
Largest diameter : approx. 88 / 96.6 mm (without / with lens hood)
Weight : approx. 1150 / 1300 g (without / with central shutter)
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