Leica Blazar
This Leica L-mount 65mm anamorphic prime with a fixed T3.2 aperture and 1.33x squeeze switches between horizontal and vertical capture at the press of a button, delivering full-frame cinematic widescreen. Weighing just 289g, its ultracompact build and 200° focus rotation with 0.8 mod gearing make it ideal for handheld run-and-gun shooting. It’s best for hybrid filmmakers and social content creators who need seamless switching between 2.35:1 cinematic footage and vertical 9:16 social reels.
About This Lens
This Leica L-mount 65mm anamorphic prime with a fixed T3.2 aperture and 1.33x squeeze switches between horizontal and vertical capture at the press of a button, delivering full-frame cinematic widescreen. Weighing just 289g, its ultracompact build and 200° focus rotation with 0.8 mod gearing make it ideal for handheld run-and-gun shooting. It’s best for hybrid filmmakers and social content creators who need seamless switching between 2.35:1 cinematic footage and vertical 9:16 social reels.
- Focal length 65mm
- Mount Interchangeable Mount with Included L-Mount
- Weight g 289
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong build (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average optical (17th percentile) 17th
- Below average stabilization (34th percentile) 34th
- Below average versatility (34th percentile) 34th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Focal Length Min | 65 |
| Focal Length Max | 65 |
Build
| Mount | Interchangeable Mount with Included L-Mount |
| Format | Full-Frame (36 x 24 mm Sensor) |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.6 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 55 |
AF & Stabilization
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 460 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Leica Blazar | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Canon L RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM | Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7 | Meike Neo Series MK-5514STM-Z | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 65mm | 16-300mm | 15-35mm | 56mm | 55mm | 28-200mm |
| Max Aperture | - | f/1.4 | f/2.8 | f/1.7 | f/1.4 | f/4 |
| Mount | Interchangeable Mount with Included L-Mount | Sony E | Canon RF | Fujifilm X | Nikon Z | L-Mount |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | false | false | true |
| Weight (g) | 289 | 1089 | 840 | 171 | 280 | 413 |
| AF Type | - | HLA | Nano USM | STM | STM | Autofocus |
| Lens Type | - | zoom | zoom | prime | prime | macro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leica Blazar | 53.3 | 61.6 | 72.3 | 53.6 | 16.9 | 63.3 | 34.4 | 34.2 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 53.3 | 94.4 | 33.8 | 84.5 | 98.9 | 94.5 | 99.7 | 99.1 |
| Canon L RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM Compare | 94.1 | 80.1 | 43.8 | 70.1 | 90.3 | 77.6 | 76.6 | 96.5 |
| Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7 Compare | 86 | 92 | 85.7 | 94.2 | 69.8 | 91.3 | 34.4 | 79.6 |
| Meike Neo Series MK-5514STM-Z Compare | 86 | 94.4 | 73.1 | 94.5 | 51.1 | 94.5 | 34.4 | 79.6 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 53.3 | 70.1 | 73.8 | 87.5 | 91.4 | 63.3 | 95.9 | 99.5 |
Usage Scores
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