List of Leica lenses explained

The following is a list of lenses manufactured by Leica Camera.

List of Leica lenses

Leica screwmount (L39) lenses

• Elmar 50 mm collapsible
• Hektor 50 mm collapsible
• Summar 50 mm collapsible and rigid (very rare)
• Xenon 50 mm rigid
• Summitar 50 mm collapsible
• Summarit 50 mm rigid
• Summicron 50 mm collapsible (1953)

Leica M lenses

Summary of Leica M lenses!Speed!Name!21mm!24mm!28mm!35mm!50mm!75mm!90mm!135mm

	Summaron
Super-Angulon
Macro Elmar
Elmar
Tele-Elmar
Tri-Elmar ASPH	16-18-21mm
28-35-50mm
	Elmar ASPH.
	Summaron
	Super-Elmar ASPH.
Apo-Telyt
	Elmar
Elmarit
Elmarit ASPH.
Tele-Elmarit
	Summarit
	Summicron
Summicron ASPH.
APO Summicron
	Summilux
Summilux ASPH.
	Noctilux ASPH.
	Noctilux
	Noctilux
	Noctilux ASPH.

• Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm ASPH.
• Tri-Elmar-M 28–35–50 mm ASPH.
• Super-Elmar-M 18 mm ASPH.^[1]
• Summilux-M 21 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-M 21 mm
• Elmarit-M 21 mm ASPH.
• Super-Angulon-M
• Super-Angulon-M
• Summilux-M 24 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-M 24 mm ASPH.
• Elmar-M 24 mm ASPH.
• Summaron-M 28mm .
• Summilux-M 28 mm ASPH.
• Summicron-M 28 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-M 28 mm
• Elmarit-M 28 mm ASPH.
• Summilux 35 mm
• Summilux-M 35 mm ASPH.
• Summicron-M 35 mm
• Summicron-M 35 mm ASPH.
• Summarit-M 35 mm
• Summaron-M 35 mm f/3.5
• Noctilux-M 50 mm ASPH.^[2]
• Noctilux-M 50 mm ^[3]
• Noctilux-M 50 mm ^[4]
• Noctilux-M 75 mm
• Summilux 50 mm
• Summilux-M 50 mm ASPH.
• Summarit 50 mm
• Summicron-M 50 mm
• Apo-Summicron-M 50 mm ASPH.^[5]
• Summarit-M 50 mm
• Elmar-M 50 mm
• Summilux-M 75 mm ^[6]
• Apo-Summicron-M 75 mm ASPH.
• Summarit-M 75 mm

• Elmarit-M 90 mm
• Apo-Summicron-M 90 mm ASPH.^[7]
• Summarit-M 90 mm ^[8]
• Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm
• Elmarit-M 135 mm
• Apo-Telyt-M 135 mm
• Elmar 135 mm
• Hektor 135 mm

Note: Noctilux means -, Summilux means, Summicron means, Summarit means in the current lineup (in one of the 50 mm), Elmarit means, and Elmar means -. Noct, Lux and Cron are commonly used as short forms for Noctilux, Summilux and Summicron, respectively. For example, 50 Cron uniquely identifies the Summicron-M 50 mm construction, although the exact version is not specified. Many Leica M lenses went through several revisions through the years.

Leica R lenses

• Leica 15 mm Super-Elmar-R – 1980 (Carl Zeiss design)
• Leica 15 mm Super-Elmarit-R ASPH – 2001
• Leica 16 mm Fisheye-Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production)

• Leica 19 mm Elmarit-R 1st version
• Leica 19 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1990
• Leica 21 mm Super-Angulon-R – 1968–1992 (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Leica 21 mm Super-Angulon-R – 1968 (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Leica 24 mm Elmarit-R – 1970 (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 28 mm PC-Super-Angulon-R (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Leica 28 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1970
• Leica 28 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1994
• Leica 35 mm PA-Curtagon-R (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964
• Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version
• Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 3rd version
• Leica 35 mm Elmarit-R 4th version (Built-in lens hood; 55mm filter)
• Leica 35 mm Summicron-R 1st version – 1970
• Leica 35 mm Summicron-R 2nd version – 1976
• Leica 35 mm Summilux-R

• Leica 50 mm Summicron-R 1st version – 1964
• Leica 50 mm Summicron-R 2nd version – 1977 (built-in lens hood, 3-cam and R-cam only version)
• Leica 50 mm Summilux-R 1st version
• Leica 50 mm Summilux-R 2nd version
• Leica 50 mm Summilux-R 3rd version – 1997 (ROM contacts)
• Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R 1st version – 1972 – outside bayonet lens hood fitting
• Leica 60 mm Macro-Elmarit-R dn2 version
• Leica 75 mm Elcan-R code C-341 – extremely rare
• Leica 80mm Summilux-R

• Leica 90 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1964–1996
• Leica 90 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version – 1983
• Leica 90 mm Summicron-R 1st version – 1969
• Leica 90 mm Summicron-R 2nd version –
• Leica 90 mm APO-Summicron-R ASPH – 2002
• Leica 90 mm Elcan-R – extremely rare
• Leica 100 mm Macro-Elmar-R bellows version
• Leica 100 mm Macro-Elmar-R helical version
• Leica 100 mm APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
• Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 1st version – 1965
• Leica 135 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version

• Leica 180 mm Elmar-R – 1976
• Leica 180 mm Elmarit-R 1st version
• Leica 180 mm Elmarit-R 2nd version
• Leica 180 mm APO-Telyt-R – 1975–1998
• Leica 180 mm APO-Elmarit-R – 1998
• Leica 180 mm APO-Summicron-R
• Leica 180 mm Elcan-R code C-303 – extremely rare
• Leica 250 mm Telyt-R 1st version
• Leica 250 mm Telyt-R 2nd version
• Leica 280 mm Telyt-V
• Leica 280 mm APO-Telyt-R
• Leica 280 mm APO-Telyt-R – 1984–1997
• Leica 350 mm Telyt-R
• Leica 400 mm Telyt-R – 1968–1994
• Leica 400 mm Telyt-R
• Leica 400 mm APO-Telyt-R – 1992–96
• Leica 450 mm Elcan-R, code C-329 – extremely rare
• Leica 500 mm MR-Telyt-R
• Leica 560 mm Telyt-R – 1971–1995
• Leica 560 mm Telyt-R – 1966–1973
• Leica 800mm Telyt-S – 1972–1995 (sold, during a promotional campaign, with a "free tripod" — a VW Fox)
• Leica modular APO-Telyt-R 260/400/560 head
• Leica modular APO-Telyt-R 400/560/800 head

• Leica 21 mm–35 mm – Vario-Elmar-R zoom – 2002
• Leica 28 mm–70 mm –4.5 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 28 mm-90 mm -4.5 Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH
• Leica 70–180 mm Vario-APO-Elmarit-R zoom
• Leica 35–70 Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 35–70 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 35–70 mm Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH zoom – 2000 (only 200 were made)^[9]
• Leica 70–210 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 75–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R – 1976–1984 (Minolta design and glass production)
• Leica 80–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 80–200 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom
• Leica 105–280 mm Vario-Elmar-R zoom

Leica S lenses

• Super-Elmar-S 1:3.5/24 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-S 1:2.8/30 mm ASPH. CS
• Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 mm ASPH.
• Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 mm ASPH. CS
• Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH.
• Elmarit-S 1:2.8/45 mm ASPH. CS
• Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH.
• Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH. CS
• Summicron-S 1:2/100 mm ASPH.
• Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 mm
• Apo-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 mm CS
• TS-APO-Elmar-S 1:5.6/120 mm ASPH. (Schneider-Kreuznach design)
• Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH.
• Apo-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 mm ASPH. CS
• Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30–90 mm ASPH.

Leica SL lenses (for L-mount, full frame)

• Summilux-SL 1:1.4 / 50 ASPH.
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 21 ASPH.
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 24 ASPH. (According to the Leica roadmap for 2020)
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 28 ASPH.
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 35 ASPH.
• Summicron-SL 1:2 / 35 ASPH
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 50 ASPH.
• Summicron-SL 1:2 / 50 ASPH
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 75 ASPH.
• APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 90 ASPH.
• Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8 / 14-24 ASPH
• Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5–4.5 / 16–35 ASPH.
• Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8 24-70 ASPH
• Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 24–90 ASPH.
• APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8–4 / 90–280
• Vario-Elmar-SL 1:5-6.3 100-400

Leica Summilux-C Lenses (PL mount cinema lenses)

See main article: Summilux.

• 16 mm T/1.4
• 18 mm T/1.4
• 21 mm T/1.4
• 25 mm T/1.4
• 29 mm T/1.4
• 35 mm T/1.4
• 40 mm T/1.4
• 50 mm T/1.4
• 65 mm T/1.4
• 75 mm T/1.4
• 100 mm T/1.4
• 135 mm T/1.4

Leica Summicron-C Lenses (PL mount cinema lenses)

See main article: Summicron.

• 15 mm T/2.0
• 18 mm T/2.0
• 21 mm T/2.0
• 25 mm T/2.0
• 29 mm T/2.0
• 35 mm T/2.0
• 40 mm T/2.0
• 50 mm T/2.0
• 75 mm T/2.0
• 100 mm T/2.0
• 135 mm T/2.0

Notes and References

1. "Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH. // M-Lenses // Leica M // Photography", Leica Camera AG.
2. "Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95 "King of the Night" Model 11602", Thorsten Overgaard.
3. "Leica Noctilux f/1.0 Model 11821 and 11822 Year 1976–2008", Thorsten Overgaard.
4. "Leica Noctilux f/1.2 Model 11820 Year 1966–1975", Thorsten Overgaard.
5. "Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 and interview with lens designer Peter Karbe", Thorsten Overgaard.
6. "Leica 75mm Summilux-M f/1.4", Thorsten Overgaard.
7. "Leica 90 mm lenses", Thorsten Overgaard.
8. "The Summarit", Thorsten Overgaard.
9. "Leica 35–70 mm Vario-Elmarit-R f/2.8 ASPH – MACRO", Thorsten Overgaard.