Cookies in the pocket

Dr. Max Berek designed the 28mm and 35mm “cookie” lenses for Leica. They’re pretty small. Sometimes I mount an Summaron 28mm f/5.6 on my Leica body and keep the other Elmar 35mm f/3.5 in my pocket with the cookies.

“This is Elmar.”

“This is cookie.”

“This is a Cookie Elmar.”

“You may think I’m small, but I have a big world inside me.”

Beautiful and Strong

This 80-year-old lens is like a flower in full bloom—it never fades. The Elmar 35 is made of solid brass and, after more than half a century, can still be used on digital cameras with an adapter. Its toughness shows that it’s a well-made lens, so it’s a reliable tool for photographers of all levels.

Street Photography

The Elmar 35mm lens is a popular choice among street photographers. Its compact size and wide angle make it the perfect lens for capturing the energy and spontaneity of the streets. Once you’ve attached the Elmar 35mm lens to your camera, you’re ready to go. The collapsible 50mm Elmar lens is also small when mounted on the camera and collapsed, but you have to stretch it out to shoot. The Elmar 35mm is obviously a better choice for street photographers who want to capture the pulse of the city.

Sharpness

When you’re shooting at f/3.5, the corners of the image might be a little blurred. However, you can also increase sharpness and depth of field by narrowing the aperture. At f/5.6 or f/8, it’s really impressive.

Bokeh

As you probably noticed, this lens produces bokeh when shot wide open. The bokeh quality is really impressive. It’s smooth and creamy, and the shapes are natural and rounded. While it may not be as dreamy or ethereal as some lenses, it adds a lovely touch of depth and dimension to images captured with the lens. Overall, the bokeh of this lens is a real standout, and a great reason to add it to your photography toolkit. Yes, it does create bokeh.

Filter

The Leica yellow filter A36 is a great way to bring out the contrast and tonal definition in your black and white photography. The filter absorbs blue light, which makes the contrast between blue and yellow or white subjects much more noticeable. This effect makes black and white photos look more defined and moody, which is why the Leica yellow filter is a great choice for photographers who want to add depth and drama to their images. You may need a yellow filter for this lens.

Hood

If you’re using a digital M camera, the Black paint hood FLQOO is a great accessory to have on hand. It helps to reduce lens flare and improve image quality by blocking out excess light from bright point sources like the sun. Lens flare can occur when such light sources are much brighter than the rest of the scene, and it can damage your images. The Black paint hood FLQOO is a popular choice among photographers and collectors who appreciate its unique aesthetic and protective benefits. You may need a hood for this lens.

Glare

The Elmar 35 3.5 produces a really attractive glare. The light is evenly distributed throughout the frame, which makes the photos taken with this lens really stand out. They’re described as classical in style, and I quite like that style myself. Not everyone likes this style that reduces the overall contrast, but I quite like it.

Digital M

When you use the Leica M9 with the ELMAR 35, you get images with that famous “Leica Look” style. The ELMAR 35’s unique aesthetic is characterized by rich colors and smooth tonal transitions, giving images captured by the lens a distinctive and memorable quality. The ELMAR 35 is a great lens, even though it’s not the newest. It still delivers excellent results even on modern digital cameras. And yes, after all these years, it still follows Leica’s color philosophy.

Elmar and Summaron

Leica Elmar lenses use glass from Schott, which is part of the Zeiss Group. The Summaron 3.5 lens uses glass made by Leica, though. That’s what I found online, and honestly, I don’t really care much about the glass. I think the difference is probably just cosmetic. One thing that’s pretty obvious is that the two lenses are quite different sizes. The Summaron is almost twice the size of the Elmar.

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Production period: 1930-1949 
Code: LEDTF(non standardised), EKURZCHROM (chrome), 1, EKURZ(nickel
EKURZUP(nickel), EKURZ(postwar 
Serial#:171,001(1933)-n/a 
Total production: ca. 42, 800 
Maximum aperture: 1: 3.5 
Focal length(nominal): 35mm 
Angle: 64
Minimum distance: 100cm 
Weight: 110- 130 grams 
Filter: A36