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Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. Lens Announced

The Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens is a new universal zoom lens for L-Mount mirrorless cameras. It features an internal focusing system, three aspherical elements, no optical IS, 82mm front filter thread, and weighs 856g (1.9lbs). It is available now for preorder, for $2,795. As part of the L-Mount alliance formed in 2018, Leica now announces a new lens for L-Mount cameras. The German company, therefore, offers a universal zoom lens with a constant f/2.8 aperture to accompany its Leica SL2 (watch our review here), SL2-S and other L-Mount cameras. Let’s take a short look at the lens’ features and specs. Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. Lens The 24-70mm has always been the most universal focal length to have in a shooting kit. With this new lens, joining SIGMA and Panasonic, Leica expands the offer of 24-70mm f/2.8 zooms for L-Mount cameras. Same as the existing two L-Mount 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses, the Leica 24-70mm also does NOT have optical image stabilization. The lack of the optical IS helped in keeping the lens reasonably low-weight at 856g (1.9lbs). Considering that almost all new full-frame cameras come with a stabilized sensor, I don’t think that non-stabilized lenses are that much of an issue, though. The new Leica 24-70mm f/2.8 Lens. Source: Leica The optical design of the lens consists of 19 elements in 15 groups. A total of three elements feature aspherical surfaces on both sides. According to Leica, nine specialist-glass elements with anomalous partial dispersion provide chromatic correction across the...

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Published By: CineD - Friday, 7 May, 2021

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