The Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Lens is distinguished by its streamlined and discreet design, making it an ideal choice for street photography. In addition to its compact form, this wide-angle prime lens incorporates an eight-element, six-group optical configuration, which includes one aspherical element to effectively reduce spherical aberrations and distortions, ensuring exceptional image clarity and sharpness across various aperture settings and focusing distances. Furthermore, the manual focus mechanism provides users with precise control during shooting, and its compact length of just over 1 inch ensures minimal intrusion into the viewfinder field of M cameras, allowing for a clearer and more focused composition.

• One aspherical element is featured in the optical design to reduce spherical aberrations and distortions for increased sharpness and clarity. This aspherical element also contributes to a compact design that extends just slightly into the viewfinder of M cameras.
  
  
• Manual focus design provides a minimum focusing distance of 2.3' with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:22.
  
  
• The front of the lens has 39mm-diameter threads to accept optional filters and the lens is male threaded to accept the included lens hood.