Category Archives: L-Mount Alliance

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

By LR admin | Published: February 24, 2023

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

By LR admin | Published: February 14, 2023

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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The latest Leica SL camera and lens rumors

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2023

Here are the latest Leica SL camera and lens rumors (an update to my previous post from October last year): The Leica SL 100-400mm zoom lens is rumored to be announced next month for an April release. The Leica SL 18-50mm lens should be coming soon together with a new 1.4 teleconverter. No word yet […]

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Just announced: new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Leica L-mount

By LR admin | Published: February 7, 2023

The previously rumored Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Leica L mount is now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H | Koch | Erhardt | Calumet Hands-on reports at Explora and West42 More hands-on reports Sample photos Product page Press release Via PhotoRumors  

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Coming soon: new Leica SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH and Leica SUMMICRON-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses (based on Panasonic versions)

By LR admin | Published: February 6, 2023

I have been reporting for a while that Leica will introduce new “budget” zoom and prime lenses. In the next few days (maybe even tonight), Leica will announce two new L-mount lenses: Leica SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens: Price: $2195 Kit prices: SL2 kit $7895, SL2-S kit $6195 Leica SUMMICRON-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH lens: Price: […]

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

By LR admin | Published: February 6, 2023

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

By LR admin | Published: January 23, 2023

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)

By LR admin | Published: January 21, 2023

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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