Last year Leica filed a patent in Japan for a 23mm f/2 ASPH lens designed for mirrorless APS-C cameras. This could be a variation of the lens on the Leica X (23mm f/1.7) or the existing Summicron-T 23mm f/2 ASPH lens for TL mount. Here are the details:
- Patent publication: 2015-191237
- Published on: 2015.11.2
- Filed on: 2014.3.28
- Applicant: Leica Camera Aktiengesellschaft
- Focal length: 23mm
- Fno: F2.0
- Back focus: 15.7mm
- Total length: 54mm
- Image circle: 28.4mm
- Inner focus
- Aspherical element
- The optical design by code V
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