Looking for a budget-friendly wide angle lens for Leica SL2.

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honestly im so fed up with the price of native glass for the sl2 like i spent all my savings on the body and now leica wants another five grand for a wide angle? its actually ridiculous.

so i was thinking about just getting an adapter but my logic was that native l-mount would be better for autofocus since im going to iceland next month and dont want to miss shots. i looked at the sigma 20mm or 24mm but theyre so big and heavy and i just want something small and wide that wont break the bank. maybe a manual focus lens? but then i worry i'll mess up the focus on the glaciers. is there anything under a thousand bucks that isnt a total brick...?

XrumersNer · Accepted Answer

Saw this earlier but just now getting back to the computer... @Reply 1 - good point about the contrast issues on glaciers but honestly I gotta disagree slightly on the Sigma weight thing. If you only looked at the Art series then yeah, those are total bricks. But the Contemporary I-series glass is basically made for the SL system. > i looked at the sigma 20mm or 24mm but theyre so big and heavy and i just want something small I've been super satisfied with the Sigma 24mm f/3.5 DG DN Contemporary L-Mount. It is genuinely tiny and made of all metal so it doesnt feel cheap on a premium body. The image quality is crisp and I have had no complaints with the AF speed on my SL2. It works well even in tricky light and stays way under your budget. If you really want that extra width for Iceland, the Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary L-Mount is also a killer choice. It is a bit bigger than the f/3.5 version but still weighs almost nothing compared to the native Leica glass. Quick tip for the trip: if you do end up with a manual lens or just want to be safe, set your aperture to f/8 and use the hyperfocal distance. At 20mm, basically everything from like five feet to infinity is gonna be sharp. It saves you from worrying about the AF hunting on white snow or ice. Honestly happy I went this route instead of spending five grand on a single lens.

Jamesdruff · Answer

I would suggest evaluating the Panasonic ecosystem for lighter builds. Be careful with manual focus accuracy on glaciers since contrast wont always be high.Go with Sigma.Stick to Panasonic.

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Looking for a budget-friendly wide angle lens for Leica SL2.