A Complete List of L Mount Lenses

This is a complete list of all the lenses available for the L-mount camera system.

The current brands involved with the L-Mount are Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, and DJI.

With the L-Mount cooperation the different brands share their mount and lens protocols and all the cameras should all get the firmware to support any lens within the system. For example, Panasonic updates its firmware to properly communicate with Leica lenses. This is different than using a Sigma lens on a Sony body.

While all the lens companies share the lens protocols and firmware, they do not have identical sensor specifications. So a Leica lens will likely perform slightly differently on a Panasonic body since Panasonic and Leica might be using a different micro-lens configuration with different cover glass. Since cover glass and the microlens specification are actually part of the optical formula, if a lens isn’t designed for the exact spec of the sensor, it could have a weaker IQ. But I’m sure all of these companies will continue to improve their sensor tech to maximize image quality as we’ve seen with Sony and the M series of Leica cameras.

Also, keep in mind that the L mount like the Sony mount was originally an APS-C mount known as the T mount. So the Leica T lenses will also work on the L mount.

Note On Adapting M Lenses

A lot of Leica M shooters buy into the L system thinking their classic M lenses will perform best on the L bodies because they are the same brand. This is just speculation and something I worry about since the L sensor typically will have fairly aggressive microlens and thicker cover glass compared to M bodies to compensate for the small mount and closer flange distance. The Leica M system also has a small mount but they have experimented with a few different configurations of cover glass and microlens design. Currently, the M11 has the thinnest coverglass of any camera system to date, which should improve lens support.

Although I haven’t tested this, I would assume M lenses could possibly perform less than optimal on some of the L bodies as we see on the Sony bodies with more aggressive microlens configurations. It’s difficult to find good information on this so it’s just speculation. I have read before that Leica has tuned its L sensors to allow for better performance of M lenses, but that’s not necessarily the case with Panasonic L or Sigma L bodies. This is something to just keep in mind and to do more research on when looking for a system for adapting lenses. Also, every sensor has a different design so this is always changing.

The L Mount Alliance

Leica L Mount Lenses

A complete list of Leica L lenses available for the L mount. Some of these lenses have optical image stabilization and they are all-weather sealed. While the specifications of the lenses look similar to the Leica M lenses, they have very different optical formulas.

APO or apochromatic lenses are designed to reduce chromatic aberrations. Great for those that need a perfect image, but this takes more optics to achieve and often more optics can reduce some of that classic micro-contrast look we see from older lenses with simpler designs.

Panasonic L Mount Lenses

The Panasonic L mount lenses like the Leica lenses are also weather sealed and some include optical image stabilization.

Sigma L Mount Lenses

Sigma is a family owned company out of Japan that is also part of the L mount system and they even have a few L bodies. Sigma brings a lot to the table and offers a ton of lenses that are well-received and loved by the photographic community. Keep in mind that most Sigma lenses typically use a lot of elements and won’t produce that classic high micro-contrast look. On the flip side, you get lenses that are optically wonderful with it comes to image quality and if you’re shooting under strobes you can get much of the micro-contrast back since it’s mostly an issue with the coherency of the photons hitting the sensor.

American Lenses

Lensbaby Lenses

Lens baby, one of the few American companies is known for their special effects lenses. They now offer many of their lenses in the L mount.

German Third-Party L Lenses

Meyer Optik Gorlitz

Meyer Optik Gorlitz has some interesting lenses that keep a very classic look and vibe. While their M lenses are not built with range finder coupling making them mostly useless on a Leica M system, on the L system they can be fun to use when going for a very classic vibe. Meyer Optik lenses will deliver a lot of micro-contrast and many wonderful classic optical anomalies.

Swiss Brand Lenses

IRIX Cine Lenses

Irix a company out of Switzerland that uses Japanese optics has a series of Cine lenses for the Panasonic, Sigma and Leica L systems. These lenses are full-frame Cine lenses that are weather sealed.

List of Irix Cine lenses for the L Mount system.

Chinese Brand Lenses

7Artisan Lenses

7Artisan is a relatively new company out of China and they now produce some very interesting designs which have continued to improve over the years. I’ve generally really liked some of the new lenses coming from 7Artisans and they’ve been well built and the engineer has significantly improved from when they started.

AstrHori

AstrHori is a new company with some interesting tilt-macro designs. With so many companies on the market now it’s getting very hard to compete without doing something unique and different, and AstrHori seems to be doing everything right as a new company.

Brightin Star

Brightin Star has a few interesting designs. A lot of their lenses seem very similar to 7Artisans or Meike and I think a lot of these Chinese companies share formulas and designs and then just mix things up like the aperture or the coatings. I’ve generally liked the Brightin Star lenses I’ve reviewed and they remind me a lot of 7Artisans and Meike with it comes to performance and design.

Kipon Lenses

Kipon makes some of my favorite classic M-style lenses and their engineering has improved dramatically over the years. They’ve recently built a new factory in Shanghai with all the latest lathes and machines out of Japan and they now have very high tolerances. I consider them at least equal to or better than Voigtlander. Maybe better since I’ve had way fewer issues with Kipon compared to Voigtlander who kind of just spams the market with lenses and then discontinues them. Kipon takes their same designs and continues to refine them, correcting mistakes, and improving the optics. If you buy a Kipon lens, try to get one of the 2022 or newer models.

Laowa Lenses

Of all the Chinese brands, Laowa makes the most lenses and has quite a lot of expertise. While famous for their zero distortion wide angle lenses, they’ve recently brought a cine line of nanomorphs over to the L mount which are S35 anamorphic lenses that can be ordered with different coatings that produce different flaring. The only real weakness of the Laowa lenses compared to some of the prestigious Japanese brands like Fujifilm or Nikon or Sigma (besides quality control) is they don’t seem to have as nice of coatings.

If you are ever buying any of their M lenses to use on the L system, remember that they are not built with range finder coupling so it might be better just to buy the L mount versions.

Meike Lenses

Meike is a company similar to 7Artisans or Brightin Star. Similar designs with similar optics but slightly different housings. I have generally liked the APS-C Meike lenses for their classic rendering but it’s a little bit of a get-what-you-pay-for situation. For the L mount, they have a nice series of full-frame cine lenses that are generally well-received and look promising for cinematographers on a low budget.

Nisi Lenses

Nisi has one of the best UV and ND filter kits out there in my opinion and it’s nice to see them making a push into designing their own optics.

Pergear Lenses

Pergear now has a full-frame lens for the L Mount.

SIRUI Lenses

Sirui has a great set of budget-friendly anamorphic lenses available for the L mount.

The 1.33x magnification lenses are designed for S35 sensors while their 1.6x magnification lenses are for Full Frame.

TTArtisan L Lenses

TTArtisan lenses are fairly high quality with some very interesting and unique designs. They make a lot of budget-friendly M lenses and have a nice mix of APS-C and Full frame lenses for the L mount.

Viltrox Lenses

Viltrox makes a lot of lenses but not a lot of the L mount system yet.