hirohhhh Posted April 1, 2021 Share #1  Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) What would be the widest lens that can get attached to SL? Prime, zoom, vintage, doesn't matter. I've recently started playing with wide lens on my iPhone and really like the angles that I cannot achieve with my SL. The widest I have is 24mm on 24-90 SL zoom lens. Is 16-35 the widest we have or there are some wider non-SL lenses that can be mounted? Edited April 1, 2021 by hirohhhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 1, 2021 Posted April 1, 2021 Hi hirohhhh, Take a look here The widest lens for SL. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
meerec Posted April 1, 2021 Share #2  Posted April 1, 2021 Voigtländer 10mm f/5.6 M mount ... wonderful 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted April 1, 2021 Share #3  Posted April 1, 2021 The Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III works very very well on the SL. They also make a 10mm and a 12mm, but I have no experience with them. Of course the Leica SVE 16-35mm SL is terrific. You would need the LM adapter on the Voigtlander lenses as they are M Mount lenses.  3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted April 1, 2021 Share #4 Â Posted April 1, 2021 I think that Laowa make a 9mm M mount lens ..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted April 1, 2021 Share #5 Â Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, pgk said: I think that Laowa make a 9mm M mount lens ..... Yes. It also comes in L mount: https://www.laowalens.co.uk/laowa-9mm-f56-ff-rl-lens-leica-l.html They also have more lenses in both L and M mount 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slender Posted April 1, 2021 Share #6 Â Posted April 1, 2021 Sigma 14-24 L mount also, apparently exceedingly good I heard. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted April 2, 2021 Share #7 Â Posted April 2, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 16 hours ago, Slender said: Sigma 14-24 L mount also, apparently exceedingly good I heard. It's an excellent lens! I love mine, especially for landscapes & astro-photography which I'm just getting into. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted April 2, 2021 Share #8 Â Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) The Canon 8-15mm fisheye works with the MC-21. Not much wider than that.... 9mm would be the widest rectilinear lens (Laowa) and 14mm is the widest native lens (14-24). The SL's system adaptability means you have many many options. Gordon Edited April 2, 2021 by FlashGordonPhotography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #9  Posted April 2, 2021 20 hours ago, Simone_DF said: Yes. It also comes in L mount: https://www.laowalens.co.uk/laowa-9mm-f56-ff-rl-lens-leica-l.html They also have more lenses in both L and M mount Do you know if there's any other difference between these two, except I'll need M mount on my SL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted April 2, 2021 Share #10  Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, hirohhhh said: Do you know if there's any other difference between these two, except I'll need M mount on my SL? I don't know, but I doubt there's any difference apart from the lens mount. But why you need the M mount version when they also sell a native L version? Edited April 2, 2021 by Simone_DF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #11  Posted April 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Simone_DF said: I don't know, but I doubt there's any difference apart from the lens mount. But why you need the M mount version when they also sell a native L version? I prefer the L version to avoid mounts. I just found out that the M version has rangefinder coupling and L doesn't. Never heard about it before, and not sure if I need it. I'm reading it now to find out. If anyone knows what would be the advantage of rangefinder coupling in wide lenses, please let me know. Also, I'd say the M version is ASP-C, and the L is full frame lens? Correct me if I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted April 2, 2021 Share #12  Posted April 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, hirohhhh said: I prefer the L version to avoid mounts. I just found out that the M version has rangefinder coupling and L doesn't. Never heard about it before, and not sure if I need it. I'm reading it now to find out. If anyone knows what would be the advantage of rangefinder coupling in wide lenses, please let me know. Also, I'd say the M version is ASP-C, and the L is full frame lens? Correct me if I'm wrong. Rangefinder coupling is active only on a Leica M camera. It will not help the SL family of cameras. The Laowa 9mm F5.6 FF M version is specified to be full frame. Laowa had an older F2.8/Zero-D model which was not full frame. There are 3 user reviews on B&H’s Website. I’m not sure how this lens would work on the SL, but it could  be a fun lens to play with. If you do not have, or plan to get, a Leica M get the L version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #13  Posted April 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, RoySmith said: Rangefinder coupling is active only on a Leica M camera. It will not help the SL family of cameras. The Laowa 9mm F5.6 FF M version is specified to be full frame. Laowa had an older F2.8/Zero-D model which was not full frame. There are 3 user reviews on B&H’s Website. I’m not sure how this lens would work on the SL, but it could  be a fun lens to play with. If you do not have, or plan to get, a Leica M get the L version. Ok, thanks for the clarification. Ordered the L version 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted April 2, 2021 Share #14  Posted April 2, 2021 @hirohhhh forum user @BastianK has reviewed this lens here on both Sony M10 https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share #15 Â Posted April 6, 2021 Got Laowa 9mm f/5.6 today. It's already dark, so I cannot test it properly, but I cannot figure out why Auto Magnification doesn't work with this lens? I can set the FN button to manually magnify, but it doesn't work automatically like with some other lenses I have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted April 6, 2021 Share #16 Â Posted April 6, 2021 5 hours ago, hirohhhh said: Got Laowa 9mm f/5.6 today. It's already dark, so I cannot test it properly, but I cannot figure out why Auto Magnification doesn't work with this lens? I can set the FN button to manually magnify, but it doesn't work automatically like with some other lenses I have. If you got the L mount version, it's probably because it doesn't have electronic contacts 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted April 7, 2021 Share #17 Â Posted April 7, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 3:56 AM, hirohhhh said: Got Laowa 9mm f/5.6 today. It's already dark, so I cannot test it properly, but I cannot figure out why Auto Magnification doesn't work with this lens? I can set the FN button to manually magnify, but it doesn't work automatically like with some other lenses I have. typically you can set MF in the menu end push in the joystick nipple to magnify. it is a good place for you thumb to rest when holding the camera. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share #18  Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Photoworks said: typically you can set MF in the menu end push in the joystick nipple to magnify. it is a good place for you thumb to rest when holding the camera. That works! Didn't know about this  Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profus Posted April 21, 2021 Share #19 Â Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 8:45 AM, michali said: It's an excellent lens! I love mine, especially for landscapes & astro-photography which I'm just getting into. +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now