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3 Great Leica Lenses to Adapt to L Mount Cameras

Chris Gampat
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01/06/2022
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The great thing about the Leica L mount is that it’s incredibly adaptable. But more than anything else, you can adapt a ton of Leica M-mount lenses onto the camera bodies. Leica has an official adapter that boasts incredible build quality and reliability. But more than that, there are also tons of options available on the market. And you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg. We went into our Reviews Index to find some of the best Leica lenses to adapt to L mount cameras. Dive in with us!

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Pro Tips on Choosing Leica Lenses to Adapt to L Mount

Here are some pro tips on choosing Leica lenses to adapt to L Mount cameras:

  • You don’t need to spend an arm and a leg. The Mitakon lens here is only a few hundred bucks.
  • If you’re going to do this, we recommend using the official Leica M to L adapter. Its build quality is second to none. And that translates to lenses that don’t shake when they’re on the camera.
  • Is it worth it to buy Leica lenses? Sure. They’ve got a build quality and look that are unlike anything else. Zeiss comes close, but not when it comes to build quality.
  • Zone focus with these lenses. They’ve all got the scales on them to help you do it.
  • These lenses are great for general use overall. We think you’ll really like them.

Mitakon 50mm f0.95 III

Why This Lens? The 50mm f0.95 is amazingly affordable for what it is. You’ll have a difficult time getting things in focus. But you’ll enjoy the images for sure!

In our review, we state:

“Personally speaking, I really, really adore this look. However, to be fair, I could see how it would annoy someone. I tried to remove it easily in Capture One 21, and it’s surely going to take some work. These lens flares help me believe that the Mitakon 50mm f0.95 III has coatings that the Japanese manufacturers don’t use.”

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Leica 50mm f2 Summicron-M (Non-APO)

Why This Lens? The 50 cron is truly something special. This is the non-apochromatic version. It’s more expensive brother has a bit more “pop” to it, but this one also has something really going for it. 

In our review, we state:

“The Leica 50mm f2 Summicron M is a stunning beauty in the image quality department. If you’re a pixel peeper, you’ll probably be impressed here. But honestly, this site was designed for folks who don’t pixel peep. Instead, you’ll appreciate how sharp it is without using tricks like contrast or saturation to make it appear sharper than it really is. Sharpness isn’t everything, though. The bokeh is smooth. The colors are beautiful. And, of course, there’s lens character.”

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Leica 35mm f1.4 Summilux-M

Why This Lens? The 35mm f1.4 is a great lens in almost every single occasion. It’s hard to find something that it can’t do right. If you get yourself a good copy of it, it will live on your camera. Trust us.

In our review, we state:

“The colors from this lens are wonderful. When I look at the image quality, this lens delivers something about how it renders certain tones that remind me of the Leica M9. So if you want something close to that look, consider this lens. Again, we tested the Leica 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH on the Leica SL2s.”

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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