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title: Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35 f/3.5-4.5 ASPH
description: "Professional ultra-wide zoom with exceptional optical quality and weather-sealed construction. Compact Leica engineering delivers stunning landscape and architectural photography."
brand: Leica
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 16-35
aperture: 3.5-4.5
angle_of_view: 106-65
lens_type: Zoom
weight: 990
year: 2018
weather_sealed: true
image_stabilization: false
price: 5495
focus: Auto
lens_category: ["Ultra-Wide Angle"]
filter_size: 82
max_magn: 0.27
close_focus: 0.25
sku: 11177
diameter: 88
length: 123

date: 2025-07-27
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/leica/leica-16-35mm-f3-5.png

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From Leica: 

> Group portraits, landscapes, and architecture: Whenever the scene demands a wider view, the Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35 f/3.5–4.5 ASPH. is the perfect wide-angle lens for capturing it all. With a range of focal lengths from 16 to 35 mm, this high-performance lens expands the spectrum of the existing portfolio of SL zoom lenses into the wide-angle domain.

[Official Website](https://leica-camera.com/en-US/photography/lenses/sl/super-vario-elmar-sl-16-35mm-f3-5-4-5-asph-black)

Reviews:

* Vieri Bottazzini: [Leica SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35MM IN-DEPTH REVIEW](https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2018/05/leica-super-vario-elmar-sl-16-35mm-f-3-5-4-5-asph-in-depth-review.html), May 2018
* The Phoblographer: [SO MUCH AMAZING CHARACTER. Leica 16-35MM F3.5-4.5 SL REVIEW](https://www.thephoblographer.com/2021/08/19/so-much-amazing-character-leica-16-35mm-f3-5-4-5-sl-review/), Chris Gampat, Aug 2021
* Photography Blog: [Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH Review](https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/leica_super-vario-elmar_sl_16_35mm_f3_5_4_5_asph_review), Amy Davies, May 2018

YouTube:

* Leigh & Raymond Photography: [Ultra Usable, Super Wide! Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Ultrawide Lens Review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm-wsYp_sNE), Oct 2021