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Review Summary
2019-12-27T17:48:38
Overall, this is a fantastic lens. Special Zeiss character, compact, plenty sharp, and easy to focus. These easily outweigh any of the drawbacks. Plus, at 900ish bucks, it’s an excellent buy. If I could go back and make a different decision, I wouldn’t.
ANDREW F.
2017-03-14T09:24:28
This was a brand new lens. I like it just fine. There's a picture and description of it on the website.
JOHN B.
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Leica M
Black
Wide Angle
Full Frame
Manual Focus
19.7" / 50 cm
28mm
(24x36 mm format) - 75½ / 65½ / 46½ (Diag / Horiz. / Vert)
f/2.8 - f/22
1:16
46mm
8 Elements / 6 Groups
10
Length (without lens caps) 51 mm (2.00")
7.77 oz / 220g
None
Zeiss T* Anti-Reflective Coating
Where photography meets excellence, the 28mm f/2.8 Biogon T* ZM Lens for Leica M in Black stands as a testament to superior lens design. This compact, high-quality lens offers the widest angle of view compatible with the camera's built-in viewfinder, making it an ideal companion for the 50mm Planar standard lens.
Constructed with 8 optical elements, this lens is based on the symmetric Carl Zeiss Biogon design, renowned for its high image quality devoid of color fringes, haze, or reflection. The lens also boasts an impressive close range of 0.5m, perfect for capturing the essence of travel, landscape, and cityscape photography.
The M-mount system has been a favorite among 35mm photographers for over 50 years, and this lens takes full advantage of the space offered by the absence of a moving reflex mirror and drive mechanism in rangefinder cameras. This design allows for a shorter distance between the last lens element and the film, opening up opportunities for superior lens types, including high-performing wide-angle lenses.
Our lens designers have passionately pursued perfection in lens performance, utilizing the uncompromising symmetric lens designs of the Carl Zeiss family. The result is a range of T* ZM-mount lenses that are advanced and superior in every way.
These lenses offer advanced flare control for crisp and brilliant images, virtually zero geometric distortion for precise shape reproduction, and a design that minimizes focus shift with aperture changes. This innovation greatly improves the accuracy of rangefinder-defined focus.
The precise 10-blade aperture with 1/3 stop interval click stops ensures exact exposure, while the wear-resistant filter mount and extremely accurate rangefinder coupling mechanism guarantee reliable performance. In essence, the 28mm f/2.8 Biogon T* ZM Lens for Leica M in Black is a testament to the fusion of design, technology, and passion for photography.