In April 2014, Leica introduced the Leica T camera and with it a new lens mount for mirrorless cameras, which is known today as the L-mount. This camera was equipped with an APS-C sensor. In October 2015, the professional Leica SL followed which is based on the same lens mount, but features a full frame sensor. Available on Leica cameras and lenses only, it seemed the L-mount would be limited to rather exclusive products.
But things took a surprising turn. In September 2018, Leica, Panasonic and Sigma announced the L-Mount Alliance. It allows all three companies to use the L-mount for their cameras and lenses. This page provides an overview of the currently available or announced autofocus lenses for L-mount cameras with full-frame sensors.
For every lens, the following major characteristics are listed:
- Focal length.
- Maximum aperture. It has a strong influence on the light conditions in which the lens can be used, and how shallow the depth of field can be. Fast lenses also tend to be much more expensive. Green labels indicate fast lenses (> f/2), red labels indicate slow lenses (< f/4).
- Filter size. It serves as a representative of the length, diameter and weight of the lens. Green labels indicate compact lenses (filter size < 60 mm), red labels indicate big lenses (> 70 mm).
- Minimum focus distance (MFD). It has a major influence on the magnification that can be achieved, as well as the depth of field.
- Another interesting point is of course the price, but it is different in every market and currency. Instead, links to independent reviews are given.
1 Prime lenses
Lenses with a fixed focal length
1.1 Fisheye lenses
Ultra wide angle lenses with purposeful strong distortions
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
1.2 Wide angle lenses
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2020) | 14 | 1.8 | n/a | 0.27 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 20 | 1.4 | n/a | 0.28 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 24 | 1.4 | 77 | 0.25 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 28 | 1.4 | 77 | 0.28 | |
| Sigma | DG DN | Art | 35 | 1.2 | 82 | 0.30 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art | 35 | 1.4 | 67 | 0.30 | |
| Leica | APO-Summicron-SL | 35 | 2 | 67 | 0.27 |
1.3 Standard lenses
Focal length similar to the image sensor diagonal of 43.3 mm. These lenses show the relation of foreground and background magnification more or less like the human eye.
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 40 | 1.4 | 82 | 0.40 | |
| Sigma | DG DN | Contemporary | 45 | 2.8 | 55 | 0.24 | |
| Leica | Summilux-SL | 50 | 1.4 | 82 | 0.60 | |
| Panasonic | Lumix S Pro | 50 | 1.4 | 77 | 0.44 | CL |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art | 50 | 1.4 | 77 | 0.40 | |
| Leica | APO-Summicron-SL | 50 | 2 | 67 | tbd |
1.4 Telephoto lenses
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Leica | APO-Summicron-SL | 75 | 2 | 67 | 0.50 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art | 85 | 1.4 | 86 | 0.85 | |
| Leica | APO-Summicron-SL | 90 | 2 | 67 | 0.60 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 105 | 1.4 | 105 | 1.00 | |
| Sigma | DG HSM | Art (2019) | 135 | 1.8 | 82 | 0.88 |
1.5 Macro lenses
Lenses capable of a magnification of 1 : 1 or more
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Sigma | DG Macro | Art (2020) | 70 | 2.8 | 49 | 0.26 |
2 Zoom lenses
Lenses with a variable focal length
2.1 Wide angle zoom lenses
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Sigma | DG DN | Art | 14-24 | 2.8 | n/a | 0.28 | |
| Leica | Super-Vario-Elmar-SL | 16-35 | 3.5-4.5 | 82 | 0.25 |
2.2 Standard zoom lenses
Zoom range from moderate wide angle to moderate telephoto
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Leica | Vario-Elmarit-SL | 24-90 | 2.8-4 | 82 | 0.30-0.45 | |
| Panasonic | Lumix S | 24-105 | 4 | 77 | 0.30 |
2.3 Superzoom lenses
Like standard zooms, but with at least a 10x zoom range
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
2.4 Telephoto zoom lenses
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| mm | mm | m | ||||
| Panasonic | Lumix S Pro | 70-200 | 4 | 77 | 0.92 | CL |
| Leica | APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL | 90-280 | 2.8-4 | 82 | 0.60-1.40 |
3 Teleconverters
Teleconverters extend the focal length of matching telephoto lenses by a certain factor.
| make | type* | focal length | max. aperture | filter size | MFD | rvws. |
| Panasonic | Lumix STC14 | 1.4x | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Panasonic | Lumix STC20 | 2x | n/a | n/a | n/a |
*Additional designations such as ASPH and OIS are omitted.
References
The linked reviews are by CameraLabs (CL), LensTip (LT), MirrorLessons (ML) and OpticalLimits (OL). LT and OL focus on laboratory testing, CL and ML on real world photography.