SOLD
Appearance is at least 9.8 out of 10
Perfect working condition
Comes with lens hood and front and rear caps. Nothing more.
Leica may not have a ton of lenses for their APS-C L mount cameras but they have covered quite a wide range in terms of focal lengths, thanks to their zooms. So, if you’re looking for something in the wider end of the spectrum say for the CL or TL2, Leica does have the Super-Vario-Elmar-T 11-23mm f3.5-4.5 ASPH, which equates to a 17-35mm in 35mm terms. This is a great focal length range that should cover quite a bit
Everything is what you would expect from Leica. The lens feels over-engineered. The 11-23mm Super-Vario-Elmar ASPH just has such a premium feel to it. The zoom ring, for instance, feels so smooth yet tight. It’s simply a pleasure to use. The focus ring has an equally nice feel to it as well. You’re definitely paying for it but everything here feels like it’s on another level when compared to its competition.
It is also pretty compact. The dimensions are 2.87 x 3.03″ / 73 x 77 mm, and the filter thread is 67mm, which are all quite reasonable considering this is a 17-35mm equivalent. It also weighs just 12.98 oz / 368 g, which means it’s fairly light but at the same time, not so light where it feels cheap. In other words, there’s still clearly a weighty feel to the 11-23mm f3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar ASPH but it’s not so heavy that it becomes front heavy when mounted on a camera, for instance.
For those who want something a bit different from this ultra wide angle zoom, the 11-23mm can focus as close as 7.9″, so this can definitely change things up for you creatively. At 11mm, the reproduction ratio is 1:9.7, and at 23mm, it is 1:5.4.
In terms of image quality, there aren’t many bad Leica lenses out there, and this sure isn’t one of them. In fact, this lens is brilliant when it comes down to what it can produce. I really loved the results that I ended up getting.
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