Category Archives: L-Mount Alliance

Astrodesign and Samyang join the L-mount alliance

Astrodesign and Samyang have joined the L-mount alliance. This brings the total number of members in the alliance to seven: Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, DJI, Astrodesign, and Samyang. Additional information:

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Sigma announced a new 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Leica L mount (optimized for astrophotography)

The previously rumored Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Leica L mount is now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H | WEX | Erhardt | Calumet Sample photos (more available here and here) Press release Product page World’s fastest full-frame 14mm lens Optimized for astrophotography Key features and related videos:

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Sigma announced three new lenses for L-mount: 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2, 23mm f/1.4 DC DN C

The previously rumored Sigmal 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2, and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN C APS-C lenses for Leica L-mount are now officially announced: Pre-order: Adorama | B&H | Erhardt | Koch | WEX Additional information First look (23mm) Related videos Press release Additional pictures:

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What is L² Technology?

It seems that there is still confusion between the L Mount and the L² Technology alliance, so Panasonic published a new video trying to explain what L² Technology is:

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First leaked images of the Leica VARIO-ELMAR-SL 100-400mm f/5-6.3 lens *UPDATED*

I have been reporting about the upcoming Leica VARIO-ELMAR-SL 100-400mm f/5-6.3 lens and new teleconverters for a few months. Yesterday I posted the leaked US pricing of the lens and teleconverter. Today we already have the first leaked pictures (update: more pictures added):

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Leica SL 100-400mm lens and 1.4x teleconverter to be announced very soon (L-mount)

The previously rumored 100-400mm SL lens and 1.4x L-mount teleconverter should be announced very soon (probably this week). The new Leica SL 100-400mm lens will be priced at $2,500 and will most likely be based on the Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS. The lens will be made in Japan. The new 1.4x SL teleconverter […]

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Leica L-mount at the 2023 CP+ show in Japan

Phototrend published their interview with Yosuke Yamane from the 2023 CP+ show in Japan (director of the Imaging Business division at Panasonic) – here are his comments regarding the L-mount alliance and L² Technology:

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DJI released L-mount and M-mount lens units for the Ronin 4D

DJI released the L-mount lens unit for the Ronin 4D stabilized movie camera. The DJI Ronin 4D was launched in 2021 and the L-mount additional was announced last year when DJI joined the L-mount alliance : Coming soon: flying Leicas (DJI joins the L-Mount Alliance) The DJI Ronin 4D L-Mount lens mount unit is also […]

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