List of lenses for the L-mount

After having discussed and detailed all the lenses for the main and the most famous brands, we move on to the brands that I consider as secondary. Leica is a German brand known for offering quality cameras and lenses at a high cost.

In this page, we’ll introduce you all the lenses for the L mount, the one developed by Leica Camera AG. The first camera to use this L-mount was the Leica T in April 2014, a 16.5 MP camera which is currently no longer produced. In 2015, the Leica SL was the first full-frame camera of the brand to use this L-mount.

On September 25, 2018, an alliance is formed between Leica Camera AG, Panasonic, and Sigma to produce L-mount lenses and bodies using these lenses.

For information, the L-mount exists in two versions:

• The SL version: it refers to the lenses dedicated to full frame. These lenses work perfectly on an APS-C camera (using the classic crop factor of x1.5),
• The T and TL version: they are lenses dedicated to APS-C cameras of the L mount. These lenses can be mounted on a full frame camera, but the camera will automatically be set to “APS-C mode” to adapt the framing.

Here is a summary of cameras using this L mount.

All the tables on this page can be sorted according to the characteristics you want (maximum aperture, filter size, focal length, etc.). Tables bellow should be up to date (unless we forget) and will list all l mount lenses.

In 2018, Sigma, Panasonic, and Leica are partnering to produce L-mount lenses, Leica’s native mount. The three brands thus offer a set of lenses, all with autofocus. In any case, if you’re looking for the best l mount lenses, you’ll find what you’re looking for on this page. In case you’re wondering, there are Tamron lenses for L mount for now. To help you in your research, we wrote an article about the best Sigma lenses for Sony E mount. Even if this article is not dedicated to L mount lenses, the Sigma lenses mentioned are also available for L mount. So you can start with the same recommendations if you are looking for the best Sigma lenses for the L mount. I even give you at the beginning of the article, all the links to these L mount lenses.

I intentionally split this page for more simplicity by dissociating manual focus lenses and autofocus lenses.

You will find below all the manufacturers proposing lenses with autofocus for L-mount full frame cameras:

• Leica L lenses
• Sigma L lenses
• Panasonic L lenses

Here are all the full frame Leica L mount lenses, summarized in the table below. For information, the acronym “SL” refers to the lenses dedicated to Full frame Leica cameras. There’s a lot of Leica L lenses, zooms and prime lenses. The Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 is a L mount zoom lens with an excellent performance for example.

Sigma offers two types of lenses adapted to the L mount: the ones noted “DG DN” and those noted “DG”. As a reminder, the acronym “DG” refers to the lenses dedicated to full frame cameras (which also work however on an APS-C camera). Not to be confused with the “DC DN” lenses, which are only dedicated to APS-C cameras. Also, as a reminder, “OS” indicate a lens offering image stabilization.

Here’s the link to check if you’re looking for a firmware update for Sigma L mount lenses.

Here are the 3 types of lenses you will find from Sigma for the L mount:

• Sigma DG DN L-mount lenses
• Sigma DG HSM L-mount lenses
• SIGMA DG DN Contemporary I Series L-mount lenses

Here are all the Sigma DG DN lenses built for the L mount. They are lenses specifically built to work on mirrorless cameras. There are many l mount zoom lenses from Sigma DC DN. Special mention to the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS L, a great l mount telephoto lens for wildlife photography at a decent price.

In August 2022, Sigma announces the release of 2 new wide-angle lenses available for L-mount and Sony E-mount, the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art L and Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art L.

Here are the Sigma DG lenses adapted for L-mount, all released between 2018 and 2019. These lenses, initially intended for DSLR cameras, have been adapted to full frame mirrorless cameras. They are however heavier and larger than the DG DN lenses from Sigma, directly adapted for mirrorless cameras.

Sigma’s I series is a new series of very compact and well built prime lenses, designed for mirrorless cameras (L and FE mount for Sony). They all have an aperture control ring, a magnetic lens caps and a full-metal construction.

Panasonic creates thus since 2018 lenses under the acronym “Panasonic Lumix S”, which are dedicated to full-frame cameras for the L mount. Here are for now the available lenses from Panasonic for this mount. You will found a few zoom lenses and prime lenses. Panasonic just announced the Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8 L, an ultra-wide angle lens offering large field-of-view, ideal for capturing for example, landscape photography.

For now, from Panasonic, the longest lens is the Panasonic 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens.

For the 70-200mm telephoto lenses from Panasonic, there are two extenders that will allow you to increase your focal length:

• Panasonic DMW-S TC20 Lumix S – Increases the focal length x2
• Panasonic DMW-S TC14 Lumix S – Increases the focal length x1,4

By the way, here’s the link where you can found all firmware update from Panasonic L mount lenses, especially for the 24-105mm, the two 70-200mm and the 70-300mm. And here’s the Panasonic l mount lenses roadmap !

A few third-party manufacturers also have interesting options if you don’t mind manual focus lenses. Here is the list of brands below:

• Laowa L lenses
• The 7Artisans lenses L
• Kipon lenses L
• Lensbaby L lenses
• Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Lydith lenses
• TTArtisan L lenses
• The Meike lenses L
• The Nisi lenses L

Venus Laowa offers a range of lenses that fit on the L-mount. They are all manual focus and without stabilization. There are some serious and special references for macro fans. However, they can be tricky to find on the classic websites.

If you’re into macro photography and looking for a L-mount macro lens, don’t hesitate to have a look at these Laowa lenses. Some lenses are offering magnification ratio over 1:1 (24mm, 25mm, 65mm) and some others can be used as a portrait-lens (for example, the Laowa 100mm). A lot of macro photography fans are using a tripod to get a sharper shot and don’t actually care about autofocus on a macro lens.

To my knowledge, these are the 7Artisans lenses for the L mount for Full frame L cameras.

Here are the 5 Kipon L-mount lenses for now, all with manual focus and fixed f/2.4 aperture. These are all l mount prime lenses.

Here are the lenses from Lensbaby for this L mount.

TTArtisan is a Chinese manufacturer providing several manual focus lenses for full-frame L-mount cameras. There are a few ttartisan L mount lenses for now : a fisheye-lens (the 11mm) with a huge 180° angle of view, a wide angle lens (the 21mm) with a large f/1.5 constant aperture, ideal to create shallow depth of field and for low-light photography and a prime lens with a large aperture (the 50mm). The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 L offers very good performances, for a price under 200$.

Bellow, you’ll find a l-mount lenses list for L-mount APS-C cameras. Note that there is no Panasonic L-mount APS-C camera for now.

As mentioned above, Leica proposes several APS-C mirrorless cameras (Leica TL2 and Leica CL). So, in this section, you will find all autofocus and manual focus lenses available for these APS-C L-mount cameras.

As for L-mount full frame cameras, I decided to distinguish autofocus lenses from those offering only manual focus.

Only two manufacturers currently produce lenses with autofocus for APS-C L-mount cameras:

• Leica lenses for APS-C L-mount
• Sigma lenses for APS-C L mount

Here are the lenses proposed by Leica for APS-C cameras of the brand. As a reminder, the acronyms “T” and “TL” refer to the Leica lenses for APS-C cameras (Leica TL2 and Leica CL cameras).

Here are for now the only lenses available for L-mount APS-C cameras. You’ll find them under the name “DC DN” in L mount.

Some third-party companies have decided to produce manual focus lenses for this APS-C L-mount:

• Laowa L APS-C lenses
• TTArtisan L APS-C lenses
• Kipon L APS-C lenses
• 7Artisans L APS-C lenses

If you’re looking for some fun shots with huge distortion and a 210° angle of view, have a look at the 4mm fish eye lens!

You will find below the TTArtisan lenses available for APS-C L-mount cameras. All these lenses are manual focus. Note that all these lenses cost less than 150$ and can be a very good way to try some focal lengths or if you want to try manual focus without breaking the bank.

Here’s a list of some great adapters for the L-mount. Also, Urth propose a lot of adapters for the L mount (from Nikon F, Canon EF, M49, M42, Minolta, Leica M, Olumpus… to Leica L mount). Check all their adapters here.

I’m coming to the end of this page presenting all the lenses for the L-mount, both for Full Frame and APS-C cameras. If you find any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to let me know in the comments part! If you want to know more about L-mount cameras, follow the link.

I will of course add all the new L mount lenses that will be released! If you are interested in the “Leica” world, we also wrote a full page with all the lenses for the Leica M mount.

Sylvain