Attached to the SL2, it will give you high-quality 20 MP images with the angle of view of a 50-millimetre full frame lens. Why not? The Summilux TL 35/1.4 is arguably the best of Leica’s APS-C lenses. There are so many extensive reviews of these cameras available that I do not see any point in adding just another one. These are no full reviews, and I will confine myself to a quick overview of the cameras themselves with just a few technical data. In the following paragraphs, I discuss the three cameras, Leica SL2, Panasonic S1R, and Sigma fpL, with respect to their use with Sigma and Leica APS-C lenses. With this review, I hope to give some encouragement to owners of L-mount Sigma or Leica APS-C lenses. Below I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of these solutions. At the time of writing, three models meet this criterion: the Leica SL2, the Panasonic S1R and the Sigma fpL. Even with a Sigma or Leica APS-C lens, they still have a resolution that is comparable with other cameras in this class. So the higher resolving L-mount cameras come into focus. The two pinnacles of Leica APS-C lens craftsmanship: The Summilux 35 and the Marco-Elmarit 60, were made in Germany (the rest of the line in Japan by a non-disclosed manufacturer). How many pixels do you need in APS-C sensor size? So they may have made the cool decision that the full frame market is just promising more profit. They have their reasons, and a small manufacturer can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. Still, it almost looks like Leica’s APS-C withdrawal was an exit from a growing idea. Sony have been using E mount for both sensor sizes for quite some years, but they are showing little interest in the smaller sensor line. These days, however, Canon and Nikon offer a universal mount for full frame and APS-C. Leica leaves APS-C, and other manufacturers enter Canon had their own APS-C mount that was always a turn-off for prospective buyers (that’s what dealers told me, standing in front of shelves full of EOS M Mount gear). The engineers already developed it with this goal in mind. The T mount turned into L-Mount, which proved wide enough to support a full-frame sensor and full-frame lenses. So what to do? Luckily, Leica designed their new mirrorless system (you remember, it was first called T system until, allegedly, the German telecommunications giant made clear that T-Systems was their own trademark) with higher ambitions in mind: It was clear from the start that Leica APS-C would be followed (or superseded?) by Leica full frame. It’s no Summilux, but also very nice and a great companion for a summer garden party: Sigma’s APS-C Contemporary line lens 56/1.4 on Sigma fpL (ISO 2000) One thing that Leica did right with their APS-C system
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