Category Archives: L-Mount Alliance

Sigma will soon announce a new 50mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art lens for Leica L mount

Sigma will soon announce the previously rumored 50mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art lens for Leica L mount. The lens is already listed online: Price: $849 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture Range: F1.4-F16 Leica L Mount Lens construction: 14 elements in 11 groups (1 SLD and 3 aspherical lenses) HLA (High-response Linear Actuator) The official announcement […]

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The processor in the new Panasonic S5 Mark II/x cameras was jointly developed with Leica under the L² alliance

A quick update on my previous L² post – in another recent interview, Yamane-san (director of the Imaging Business Unit at Panasonic) explained the difference between the L² Technology alliance and Ⅼ-Mount alliance:

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Panasonic executive explains the recently announced new alliance called L² Technology (Leica x Lumix)

In a recent interview with Dpreview, Yosuke Yamane (Vice President of Panasonic’s Entertainment and Communication business and director of its imaging business unit) explained the recently announced new alliance called L² Technology (Leica x Lumix) that is different than the existing L-mount alliance:

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Sigma announced a new 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for Leica L-mount

The previously rumored Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for Leica L-mount is now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H | Koch | Calumet | Erhardt | WEX Hands-on reports at Explora and West42 First look Technical specifications MTF charts Sample photos Product listing Press release Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens key […]

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Panasonic added two new L-mount lenses to their 2023 roadmap

Panasonic added two new L-mount lenses to their 2023 roadmap (the previous version can be found here):

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Just announced: Panasonic Lumix S5 II/x cameras with a new phase-detect autofocus system and Lumix S Series 14-28mm f/4-5.6 ASPH lens for Leica L-mount

The previously rumored Panasonic Lumix S5 II/x cameras with a new phase-detect autofocus system and Lumix S Series 14-28mm f/4-5.6 ASPH lens for Leica L-mount are now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | Amazon | B&H Photo | Calumet | Erhardt | Koch | WEX Hands-on reports at 42 West and Explora Related videos Product page Key […]

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Panasonic is rumored to announce new L-mount gear at the 2023 CES show in early January

Panasonic is rumored to announce new L-mount gear: More leaked pictures of the upcoming Panasonic S5 II and S5 IIx cameras Leaked: Panasonic S5 Mark II, S5 Mark II X, Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 MACRO lens specifications Panasonic LUMIX press event confirmed for January 4th, 2022 at 3:00 pm UTC First Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark […]

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