Original Leica APS-C zooms vs Current Sigma APS-C zooms

[o2mpx]

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Curious to know if anyone has feedback on the latest crop of Sigma APS-C zooms vs the Leica native zooms mounted on a CL? The 11-23, 55-135, 18-56 must be at least 5+ years older than the Sigmas, and the latter seemed to have received good marks of late on their full frame L mount zooms; perhaps their APS-C range is strong also?

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[mokona]

I had the sigma 18-50 f2.8: was soft. Didn't use it much.

[tommonego@gmail.com]

The Leica 11-23 is a superior lens, as I have heard about the 55-135 it is too. The 18-56 is a decent lens. The 18 to 50 Sigma is attractive as it is a fixed f2.8, as long as it performs well.

 

[Le Chef]

I still happily use my 11-23, 18-56, and 55-135 and see no reason to change them for something newer.

[Gregm61]

I went crazy on this system, buying a CL back in 2020 and, eventually, every native lens offered by Leica; all of which I still own and use today, in addition to adapting all sorts of Leica/Voigtlander M mount lenses.

There are tradeoffs one has to consider, especially using the 55-135mm zoom, regarding lens speed/lack of stabilization, etc, but all of the available native TL lenses, zooms and primes, are really quite good; some exceptional.

I’ll be using the CL at the end of December with the 11-23 and 23-35-60mm primes, to shoot a family members’ wedding.