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Type | Bayonet, digital interface |
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Inner diameter | 51.6 mm |
Tabs | 4 |
Flange | 20 mm |
Connectors | 10 electrical pins |
The Leica L-Mount is a bayonet mount developed by Leica Camera AG for interchangeable-lens autofocus digital cameras.
The L-Mount has an inner diameter of 51.6 mm[1] and a flange depth of 20.0 mm.[2] The L-mount exists in two versions, an APS-C version (TL) and a full-frame version (SL). The two versions are mechanically and electronically compatible. TL lenses mounted on full-frame cameras will cause the camera to use a crop mode from the center of the sensor, corresponding to the APS-C coverage of the lens. SL lenses mounted on TL cameras function normally, providing a 1.5x crop field of view, as is typical with APS-C cameras.
In 2018 Leica formed the L-Mount Alliance, licensing Sigma, Panasonic in the same year, to use an upgraded version of the mount for their own products, opening the way for a more extensive system of fully compatible cameras and lenses.[3]
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH, the cine lens business of Leica, joined the L-Mount Alliance in 2021,[4] DJI followed in 2022,[5] Samyang, Astrodesign[6] and Blackmagic Design in 2023.[7]
T-Mount to L-Mount
[edit]It was introduced in April 2014 with the Leica T (Typ 701) camera. At the time of introduction, it was called the "T-mount", but this was changed to "L-mount" with the release of the Leica SL, a full-frame sensor camera using the same mount. The Leica T was renamed to the Leica TL at this time,[8] to permit marketing clarity for the L-mount lens line: TL lenses would cover APS-C sensors, while SL lenses would cover full-frame sensors.
The mount is used by the Leica TL (discontinued), TL2, Leica CL (2017) and Leica SL systems. The L-Mount is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.
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L-Mount Alliance
[edit]On 25 September 2018, the L-Mount Alliance between Leica, Panasonic and Sigma was announced, enabling the partners "to make use of the L-Mount standard developed by Leica for their own developments and to offer both cameras and lenses utilising this lens mount" with full compatibility between the three companies' products.[9]
According to Sigma CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, the "L-mount system is not exactly the same as the existing one. We updated it a little bit to work better with such lenses through lens adapters."[3]
On the same day, Panasonic announced its S1R and S1 full-frame L-Mount cameras and three L-Mount lenses, with seven more lenses to be launched by 2020.[10][3]
Sigma announced that it will launch a full-frame camera in 2019, using the L-Mount and the company's Foveon sensor, as well as a range of L-mount lenses and adapters for Sigma SA and Canon EF lenses.[11]
Six cameras and 39 native lenses are confirmed for the L-Mount by 2020.
Cameras
[edit]APS-C
[edit]Leica T/TL cameras use APS-C sensors. The TL mount version is not dust- or splashproof.
Superseded
[edit]Current
[edit]Full-frame
[edit]Leica SL cameras use full-frame sensors. The SL version is dust- and splashproof.
Current
[edit]- Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K[12][13]
- Blackmagic PYXIS 6K[14]
- DJI Ronin 4D
- Leica SL (Typ 601)
- Leica SL2
- Leica SL2-S
- Leica SL3
- Panasonic S1R[15]
- Panasonic Lumix S1[15]
- Panasonic Lumix S1H[15]
- Panasonic Lumix S5[16]
- Panasonic Lumix S5II/S5IIX
- Panasonic Lumix S9
- Sigma fp[17]
- Sigma fp L
Withdrawn
[edit]- Unspecified Foveon-based full-frame Sigma[18]
Lenses
[edit]Leica has an existing range of fifteen L-Mount lenses.[19]
Panasonic committed to releasing a total of ten lenses for the L-mount by the end of 2020, beginning with the 50mm F/1.4 prime and the two zooms listed below; stating that they would provide details at Photokina 2019. [20]
Sigma plans to release a wide range of lenses. 14 primes from Sigma's 'Global Vision' range, primarily designed for reflex cameras with short flange depths and currently available for the mirrorless Sony E-mount, will also be released in L-Mount from 2019.[3][21] These will be followed by a range designed specifically for mirrorless parameters.
APS-C
[edit]Prime
[edit]- Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 1:2.8 / 60 ASPH
- Leica Summilux-TL 1:1.4 / 35 ASPH
- Leica Summicron-TL 1:2 / 23 ASPH
- Leica Elmarit-TL 1:2.8 / 18 ASPH
- Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary[3]
- Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary[3]
- Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary[3]
Zoom
[edit]- Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5-4.5 / 11-23 ASPH
- Leica Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5-5.6 / 18-56 ASPH
- Leica APO-Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5-4.5 / 55-135 ASPH
- Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary
- Sigma 10-18 f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary
Full-frame
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Prime
[edit]- Leica Summilux-SL 1:1.4 / 50 ASPH
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 75 ASPH
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 90 ASPH
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 35 ASPH
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 50 ASPH
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2 / 28 ASPH[22]
- Panasonic Lumix S 24mm f/1.8
- Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4[23][24]
- Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8
- Panasonic Lumix S 85mm f/1.8
- Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 24mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 24mm f/3.5 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 65mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art
- Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
- Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN MACRO Art
- Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG MACRO Art
- Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art[3]
- Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports
Zoom
[edit]- Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24–70 mm 2,8 ASPH
- Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8-4 / 24-90 ASPH
- Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8-4 / 90-280
- Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 1:3.5-4.5 / 16-35 ASPH
- Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 16-35mm f/4
- Panasonic LUMIX S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6
- Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 24-70mm f/2.8
- Panasonic LUMIX S 24-105mm f/4 MACRO O.I.S.
- Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 70-200mm f/4 O.I.S.
- Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 70-200mm f/2.8 O.I.S.
- Panasonic LUMIX S 70–300 mm 4,5-5,6 Macro OIS
- Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 Macro
- Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art
- Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art
- Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary
- Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sports
- Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary
- Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports
- Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports
- Samyang AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 L[25]
Third-party
[edit]Manual third-party lenses are being produced in L-mount by Irix Cine, 7Artisans (Photoelectric series), Meyer-Optik (Görlitz series), and Kipon HandeVision (IBELUX and IBERIT series').[citation needed]
Lens adapters
[edit]- Leica R-Adapter L
- Leica S-Adapter L
- Leica M-Adapter L
- Leica PL-Adapter L
- Novoflex SL-EOS Adapter [26]
- Novoflex SL/NIK Adapter
- Sigma MC-21 SA-L
- Sigma MC-21 EF-L Sigma-manufactured 'Global Vision' EF-mount lenses are fully supported and compatible; although non-Sigma EF-mount lenses remain unguaranteed.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "L-Mount | Questions and Answers".
- ^ Leica SL Details. Manufacturer's website. Visited 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Etchells, Dave (2 October 2018). "Sigma interview at Photokina 2018: CEO Kazuto Yamaki gives us a peek inside the L-mount alliance". Imaging Resource. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR JOINS THE L-MOUNT ALLIANCE".
- ^ "DJI joins the L-Mount Alliance | Leica Camera CH".
- ^ "L-mount expansion: Samyang and Astrodesign join the L-Mount Alliance".
- ^ "Blackmagic Design Joins the L-Mount Alliance". 15 September 2023.
- ^ "New Leica TL System announced". Leica Forum Blog. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Goldstein, Mark. "L-Mount Alliance Between Leica, Panasonic and Sigma Officially Announced". Photography Blog. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Goldstein, Mark. "Panasonic S1R and Panasonic S1 35mm Full-frame Mirrorless Cameras". Photography Blog. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Butler, Richard. "Sigma to take Foveon full frame and adopt L mount". DPReview. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Media | Blackmagic Design". www.blackmagicdesign.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Han, Jakub (2023-09-14). "Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Announced - Full-Frame, L-Mount, 3:2 Open Gate for $2,595". CineD. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Media | Blackmagic Design". www.blackmagicdesign.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b c "LUMIX S series". Panasonic. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "LUMIX S5 - Panasonic".
- ^ "Sigma announces ultra-compact 'fp' L-mount camera, teases full-frame Foveon sensor". DPReview.
- ^ シグマ、開発中のフルサイズFoveonセンサーを白紙に
- ^ "Leica SL lenses". Leica Company Website. Leica Camera AG. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ PanasonicLumixVideo channel
- ^ "Sigma Photokina 2018 Press Event (live streaming) by pttl.gr" on YouTube
- ^ "The APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 ASPH.: A wide-angle lens with state-of-the-art technology for the Leica SL-System // 2021 // Press Releases // Press Centre // Company - Leica Camera AG".
- ^ Keller, Jeff (September 25, 2018). "Panasonic developing two full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount". DPReview. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Panasonic Launches Three L-Mount Interchangeable Lensesfor the LUMIX SSeries Full-frame Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera" (PDF). Panasonic Global Website. Panasonic Corporation. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "SAMYANG Launches the AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 L". LK Samyang. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Adapter-Finder of Novoflex". Novoflex Company Website. Novoflex. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2017.