7Artisans 18mm F5.6
- Focal length
- 18 mm
- Aperture
- f/5.6
- Weight
- –
- Filter diameter
- 49 mm
- Diameter
- 61 mm
- min. focus dist.
- 30 cm
Browse L mount lenses for full frame and APS-C cameras from Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, who share the system in the L-Mount Alliance, such as the Leica SL2, Lumix S5 and Sigma fp. Venus Optics, AstrHori and TTArtisan add lenses as well. Filter by focal length, aperture, autofocus, image stabilization or weight.
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Leica introduced the L-Mount in 2014 with the Leica T and founded the L-Mount Alliance with Panasonic and Sigma in 2018. Members now also include Samyang, Blackmagic Design, DJI, Viltrox, Sirui, Astrodesign and Ernst Leitz Wetzlar. That is why L-Mount cameras and lenses come from several manufacturers.
Yes. Cameras and lenses from the L-Mount Alliance share one mount specification, so lenses from Leica, Panasonic and Sigma fit each other's cameras. The alliance was formed in 2018 to create a system of fully compatible cameras and lenses.
Yes, the APS-C version (TL) and the full-frame version (SL) are mechanically and electronically compatible. With a TL lens, a full-frame camera uses a crop mode from the center of the sensor. An SL lens on an APS-C camera works normally and gives a 1.5x crop factor.
Yes. Leica offers adapters for its M, R and S lenses (M-Adapter L, R-Adapter L, S-Adapter L), and Sigma's MC-21 adapts lenses with a Canon EF or Sigma SA mount. Sigma's own Global Vision EF lenses are fully supported, while other EF lenses are not guaranteed. Third-party adapters exist as well, for example the Viltrox EF-L.
They are two different, incompatible mounts. The L-Mount has a 20 mm flange distance and a 51.6 mm inner diameter and is used by Leica, Panasonic, Sigma and other alliance members. Sony's E-mount has an 18 mm flange distance and is open to many lens makers under license. Lenses cannot be swapped directly from one mount to the other.