kodachrome Posted April 24, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do L-Mount lens from Sigma or Panasonic work with the original T (typ 701) ? I use the camera as a backup to my CL with the variety of TL lenses or adapted lenses. I might be looking into a Panasonic for high res-images. The Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 is a favored lens I'm looking at, but there are others I might look at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wda Posted April 24, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 24, 2020 The key factor is L-mount. Make sure you buy a version with L-mount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted April 24, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 24, 2020 The Panasonic S 50 1.4 works well on the original Leica T. I tried it yesterday and AF was good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted April 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 25, 2020 Just don't expect them to be any better than the Leica lenses. I can see the 24-70 being a main lens, I have thought hard about the Panasonic 70-200 either f4 or f2.8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marac Posted April 26, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 26, 2020 Any L mount lens from Leica, Sigma or Panasonic will fit on the Leica T and work. I have a Leica T converted to Infrared and all my L mount lenses work well on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodachrome Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted June 4, 2020 Thats good to know from others experience as its difficult to grasp from lack of reviews or specs; such as i heard of a insufficient power message. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minh171195 Posted June 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 6, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I saw the release of this L-mount lens. It very suitable for my budget. Currently I am using Leica TL with some manual focus lens. Will this lens auto focus compatible with Leica TL? Did you ever try panasonic or sigma lens auto focus on Leica T/TL? Are there any problem? https://www.dpreview.com/news/2926845696/panasonic-announces-lumix-s-20-60mm-f3-5-5-6-lens-for-l-mount Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcW Posted July 3, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 3, 2020 I just want to add I bought a 2nd hand Leica T as an "extra" body for my Sigma SA lenses, using the MC-21 SA-L adapter. Well, that didn't work, not even after a firmware update of the adapter. To make sure Sigma lenses would work on the Leica T anyway, I checked a few with L Mount without issues. So the Leica T will accept L Mount lenses, as stated above. Don't expect it to accept L mount adapters though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp995 Posted July 5, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 5, 2020 Am 4.7.2020 um 00:11 schrieb MarcW: ...Don't expect it to accept L mount adapters though. Yes, that's very sad news. I'd like to adapt my Canon EF Lenses, which I adapt today at my Sony A6300, at my CL. Unfortunately Sigma doesn't support the MC-21 adapter with Leica bodies. So I have to keep my Sony for theses lenses further on ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 5, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 5, 2020 The adaptation of electronically controlled lenses to non-native-mount bodies is always something of a dicey business unless the original manufacturer of the lenses to be adapted also produces the adapter. All the others have to reverse-engineer the mount and the lens control systems, issues invariably arise with different bodies and lenses. This is why I have only used such adaptation with my Olympus FourThirds lenses on Micro-FourThirds bodies. I stick with Leica M and R lenses when adapting them to the SL or CL bodies, and use Leica's own mount adapters for these lenses so as to get the most functionality and compatibility. Lenses made for L mount with Leica's opening up of the mount specifications to included manufacturers, like Panasonic and Sigma, should work pretty nicely on all L mount bodies (T, TL, TL2, CL, SL, SL2 and associated Panasonic and Sigma L mount bodies) ... but I do hear of some incompatibilities from time to time. Best to buy with return privileges and test... G 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp995 Posted July 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2020 vor 12 Stunden schrieb ramarren: ...All the others have to reverse-engineer the mount and the lens control systems, issues invariably arise with different bodies and lenses... I have to disagree! Sigma knows the EF protocol as they are producing lenses for Canon since years! And the know the L-protocol too. So it should not be a huge challenge for them to support the MC-21 with Leica too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 6, 2020 Sigma, in the past, had huge problems whenever Canon changed their protocols. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Sigma has never had a license agreement or specification from Canon to the best of my knowledge. Canon's body-lens interaction protocol has always been, and remains, a proprietary specification. The fact that Sigma managed to figure it out enough to produce products that work with it is a nod to their ingenuity, and to their legal team to steer them through the legal issues of using another company's mounting flange design. This is why when Canon modifies the EF lens protocol in any way, Sigma accessories generally have problems. L-mount is a different game, since Leica opened up the specification to trusted (and paid up) partners. But the interaction of driving a Canon lens from L mount remains the same reverse engineering challenge for the EF mount. Edited July 6, 2020 by ramarren 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcW Posted July 7, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 7, 2020 Maybe it's me, but I don't get how Canon got into this? The L Mount is Leica Sigma Panasonic. so I would expect a "Sigma SA to L Mount" work on the Leica T, but apparently none of the L Mount devices launched before the L Mount Alliance are supported - disappointing, but true. Why would Canon or any other brand be supported at this stage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodachrome Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted July 9, 2020 Canon got into this, because Sigma has done a great job at compatibility with the MC-11; the Sony E-mount adapter for Canon EF and Sigma SA lenses Sigma has not done the same compatibility level with the Sigma MC-21; the L-Mount adapter for Canon EF and Sigma SA lenses Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerpat11 Posted May 15, 2024 Share #16 Posted May 15, 2024 On 4/26/2020 at 3:50 AM, Marac said: Any L mount lens from Leica, Sigma or Panasonic will fit on the Leica T and work. I have a Leica T converted to Infrared and all my L mount lenses work well on it. Does anyone know if the Panasonic LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm/F1.7 ASPH will work on my Leica T 701? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marac Posted May 16, 2024 Share #17 Posted May 16, 2024 16 hours ago, Millerpat11 said: Does anyone know if the Panasonic LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm/F1.7 ASPH will work on my Leica T 701? No it won't, different mount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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