M10 Monochrome
Shot on 24mm Elmarit at F2.8
ISO 6400
Leica Elmarit‑M 24mm F2.8 ASPH (M‑mount):
- Lens type: Prime, full‑frame coverage
- Focal length: 24 mm (optical 24.4 mm in Leica tech data)
- Maximum aperture: F2.8
- Minimum aperture: F16
- Optical construction: 7 elements in 5 groups, with 1 aspherical element
- Aperture blades: 8‑blade diaphragm, click‑stops with half‑stop increments
- Angle of view (full frame): 84° diagonal, 74° horizontal, 53° vertical
- Minimum focus distance: 0.7 m
- Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:26 (approx. 0.038×)
- Filter thread: E55 (55 mm screw‑in filters)
- Dimensions (diameter × length): approx. 58 × 45–46 mm
- Weight: approx. 290 g (black anodized) / 388 g (chrome)
- Mount: Leica M bayonet
In use, the 24mm F2.8 Elmarit‑M ASPH is a very clean, neutral wide‑angle that prioritizes consistency and usability over dramatic “character.” It is compact and well balanced on an M body, with a smooth focus throw and precise aperture detents that make it easy to operate by feel in fast‑paced street or reportage work. Wide open it is already sharp across most of the frame with good contrast and well‑controlled distortion, and by F4–F5.6 it delivers the kind of even, edge‑to‑edge performance that suits architecture, travel, and documentary shooting. Bokeh is not the main draw at F2.8, but transitions are orderly and unobtrusive, and the rendering stays Leica‑like without harshness, making it a very solid, workmanlike 24 that “disappears” and lets composition and timing take center stage.
