L-mount's ultra-wide zoom options are getting more interesting

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Image: LK Samyang LK Samyang's AF 14-24mm F2.8 is officially available for L-mount. The company previewed the lens at CP+ earlier this year, following the ultra-wide zoom's E-mount debut last year as LK Samyang's first co-branded lens with German optics specialist Schneider-Kreuznach. The L-mount version of the AF 14-24mm keeps the same optical design and features of the E-mount model. It comprises 15 elements in 11 groups, with three aspherical lenses, five high-refractive elements, and three ED elements. It can focus as close as 0.18m, features a customizable control button and MF/AF switch, and promises fast and quiet autofocus driven by a linear stepping motor. Like the E-mount version, it accepts front filters (77mm), making it the only L-mount 14-24mm F2.8 lens to do so. The Sigma and Leica equivalents use rear sheet filters due to the bulbous front elements. It's also noticeably more compact and