Lumix S 24-60mm f2.8

[WvE]

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Looking for a compact zoom for my SL2-s. The new Leica 28-70 looks like an attractive option, but it is also quite expensive. Has anyone tried this lens, which is somewhat odd at max 60mm? 

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[AZach]

Had originally the 24-90 SL, great lens but not at all compact. Found 24-60 range more useful than 28-70, so acquired the Lumix version. As first impressions quite happy, balances and works well with SL2-S. 

[shefys]

depends on how and what you shoot - I traveled to Europe with 24-60 this summer and enjoyed 24-60 as my primary lens (also had 21mm f1.4 and 90mm f2.8 but never used 90mm). You can check this thread which I started a few months back:

 

Edited September 1 by shefys

[Ivar B]

On 8/20/2025 at 2:42 PM, WvE said:

Looking for a compact zoom for my SL2-s. The new Leica 28-70 looks like an attractive option, but it is also quite expensive. Has anyone tried this lens, which is somewhat odd at max 60mm? 

I was in the same situation as I needed a compact supplement to my 24-90 so I bought a used Sigma 28-70. I agree that the Leica version is very expensive, but optically it is identical to the Sigma and performance should be equal. You save a lot of money this way. The Leica versions of the Sigma lenses do give a much more exclusive feel as they are metal construction and I see that some also say that the weather sealing is better. You need to decide for yourself if this is important to you. If I were to start from scratch today I would probably go for the Sigma 24-70 mark II. 

[shefys]

@Ivar B Sigma 24-70 mkII is a much heavier lens in comparison to 28-70 and 24-60 (and Sony 24-50). When I tried it for a couple of weeks on SL2S with Sigma 24-70 mk2, I didn't like it. The lens and camera combo were heavier than what I prefer to have, but I think the most noticeable was a lack of weight balance. Another minor annoyance was autofocus performance: for whatever reason, mkII was hunting a lot while Sigma 45 f/2.8 didn't experience such issues. Maybe it was an early version of mkII firmware or not, but in the end, I didn't enjoy using it. 

So after that, I have been waiting for what travel zoom lens to get - Sigma 28-70 is a nice compact option, but it doesn't have weather/dust sealing, which is annoying during travel. Then Panasonic released 24-60 with 77 filter thread, and I decided to take it instead of waiting for Leica 28-70 because I do use 24mm and would rather have that than 70mm. I do agree that Leica 28-70 would look much more stylish on my SL3 with 67mm filter thread 😅

[Photoworks]

I have all 3 lenses

24-90, 24-70, 24-60mm  I have not done a full comparison on a leica body, But i will one day.

I took the 24-60mm to my UK travel. It is very light, good image quality

 there is a lot in-camera-correction.  At 24mm the lens a big correction in software. Many manufacturers are doing it, nothing new, it is the same with 24-90 from Leica.    Flare is also an issue at 24mm

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At times, I would have loved a setup of 24-105.  60 is very close to 50. And I could have sone lots of it with my M11 at 28 and 50mm lenses, and i did.