{"id":172670,"date":"2023-10-20T10:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=172670"},"modified":"2023-12-21T18:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T18:47:23","slug":"leica-21mm-f-2-and-leica-14-21mm-f-2-8-lenses-announced-for-l-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/leica-21mm-f-2-and-leica-14-21mm-f-2-8-lenses-announced-for-l-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica 21mm F\/2 and Leica 14-21mm F\/2.8 lenses announced for L-mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German company Leica has released new professional optics for the L-mount bayonet mount, that is, suitable for both photography and video (for example, together with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K).<\/p>\n<p>The first Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14\u201324mm F\/2.8 ASPH\u00a0lens\u00a0.\u00a0The manufacturer reports that this is the company&#8217;s first lens for the L-mount system with a focal length of 14mm.\u00a0Viewing angle \u2013 up to 114 degrees.\u00a0In this case, there are no distortions or aberrations, since the lens has a complex optical structure that compensates for all unwanted effects.<\/p>\n<p>The new lens consists of 18 elements (3 of them are aspherical lenses) in 13 groups.\u00a0The company reports that the advanced optical design allows the lens to be used for shooting architecture and interiors, reportage photography, astro- and landscape photography.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/217_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The manufacturer reports that the new Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14\u201324mm F\/2.8 ASPH zoom lens uses a complex multi-layer coating to prevent unwanted light from entering.\u00a0A fixed metal lens hood also serves this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282464 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/218_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>On the bayonet mount side, the lens has a holder for installing filters. The cost of the lens is 2500 euros.<\/p>\n<p>The second lens that the company presented was\u00a0the Leica Super-APO-Summicron-SL 21mm F\/2 ASPH\u00a0.\u00a0Leica says this wide-angle lens delivers consistent edge-to-edge sharpness and is part of the APO-Summicron-SL line, indicating its superior optical performance.\u00a0At the same time, the lens dimensions and filter diameter (E67) have the same characteristics as other Leica Super-APO-Summicron-SL lenses: 28, 35, 50, 75 and 90mm.<\/p>\n<p>Leica calls this lens the world&#8217;s first apochromatic optic with a focal length of 21mm.<\/p>\n<p>The lens supports the Dual Synchro Drive autofocus system and is designed for landscape photography, indoor photography, studio photography, and architectural photography.\u00a0The minimum focusing distance is 21 cm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/219_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The new lens consists of 14 precision-made lenses (three of them aspherical), which are divided into 11 groups.\u00a0Leica says the lens&#8217;s apochromatic correction is unique given its focal length.\u00a0The manufacturer emphasizes that each optical element of the lens is made of special high-quality glass, the complex processing of which requires innovative techniques.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/220_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Both new lenses from Leica can be used with Leica SL cameras, as well as all cameras and cinema cameras from the L-mount alliance.\u00a0They complement the L-mount optics lineup with high-performance ultra-wide-angle lenses that are designed for both photography and video.<\/p>\n<p>The Leica Super-APO-Summicron-SL 21 F\/2 ASPH lens costs 5,300 euros.\u00a0Both new Leica lenses will be available worldwide in all Leica stores, the Leica online store and authorized dealers starting today.<\/p>\n<p>The latest major L-mount announcement is the\u00a0Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K\u00a0, a compact full-frame L-mount camera. The new 6K full-frame sensor has a claimed 13 stops of dynamic range and double native ISO up to 25,600. Instead of an SD card and CFast 2.0 (as in previous models) CFexpress memory cards are used for recording.<\/p>\n<p>The new movie camera has received a number of advanced functions for shooting video.\u00a0For example, support for shooting in OpenGate 3:2 mode, which makes it possible to slightly change the framing during editing.\u00a0At the same time, the full-frame sensor provides the ability to work in 6:5 anamorphic format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German company Leica has released new professional optics for the L-mount bayonet mount, that is, suitable for both photography and video (for example, together with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K). The first Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14\u201324mm F\/2.8 ASPH\u00a0lens\u00a0.\u00a0The manufacturer reports that this is the company&#8217;s first lens for the L-mount system with a focal length [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/leica-21mm-f-2-and-leica-14-21mm-f-2-8-lenses-announced-for-l-mount\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":172969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-172670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}