Comparing Leica 24/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH to 24/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH

Just published in my 50 page Guide and Review of the Leica M9 in DAP is a new page comparing the Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH to the 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH.

Anyone thinking about a 24mm for the Leica M9 should consider that new page required reading.

For that matter, anyone looking for compelling insight into field curvature should also read it, since the same ideas apply to many lenses of any brand.

I’ll be adding material on the Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH soon, but my M9 is having its rangefinder focusing checked, so some delay has occurred. Rangefinder focusing and framing is a whole discussion in itself, and that’s in my Guide.

Thanks to B&H Photo for making the 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH and 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH available for testing. See my handy list of Leica M lenses.