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Leica Summicron-TL 23mm f/2 ASPH

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Leica for APS-C cameras, 23mm f/2. A 35mm-equivalent everyday lens.

MakerLeica
Focal length23mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsL-Mount
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080034mm equiv.23mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 34mm · 55°
How wide 23mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2
f/2 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (L-Mount): like 34mm on full frame; f/2 gives about the depth of field of f/3 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of L-Mount: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

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See what it frames: its view on the Leica TL2 at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.