Leica TL Specs, Sensor Size & Crop Factor

Q: What is the crop factor of the Leica TL?

The Leica TL has a crop factor of 1.53× relative to 35 mm full frame (diagonal 28.3 mm vs 43.3 mm).

1.53×

Crop factor

23.6×15.7 mm

Sensor size

371 mm²

Area · 43% of full frame

16 MP

Resolution

4.77 µm

Pixel pitch

f/7.1

Diffraction-limited aperture

2016

Release year

Specifications#

Brand: Leica
Model: TL
Camera type: Mirrorless
Released: 2016
Lens mount: L-Mount
Sensor size: 23.6 × 15.7 mm (APS-C)
Crop factor: 1.53×
Resolution: 16 MP (4,944 × 3,278 px)
Fastest shutter: 1/4,000 s
Continuous shooting: 5 fps
Weight: 384 g (13.5 oz)
Sensor type: CMOS
Viewfinder: Electronic
Dimensions: 134 × 69 × 33 mm (5.28 × 2.72 × 1.3 inches)
Made in: Germany
Drive: 5 frames per second

Specifications merged from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Lensfun and openMVG. Spot an error? Tell us.

Sensor size compared#

The Leica TL sensor (highlighted) drawn to scale against common formats. Its area is 43% of a full-frame sensor, which collects about 1.2 stops less total light at the same exposure.

Focal length equivalents & field of view#

Multiply any focal length by 1.53 to get the full-frame field of view. Angles are for a rectilinear lens focused at infinity.

Lens on this camera	Full-frame equivalent	Horizontal	Vertical	Diagonal
8 mm	12 mm	111.7°	88.9°	121.1°
10 mm	15 mm	99.4°	76.3°	109.6°
12 mm	18 mm	89.0°	66.4°	99.5°
14 mm	21 mm	80.3°	58.6°	90.7°
16 mm	24 mm	72.8°	52.3°	83.1°
18 mm	27 mm	66.5°	47.1°	76.4°
20 mm	31 mm	61.1°	42.9°	70.6°
24 mm	37 mm	52.4°	36.2°	61.1°
28 mm	43 mm	45.7°	31.3°	53.7°
35 mm	53 mm	37.3°	25.3°	44.1°
40 mm	61 mm	32.9°	22.2°	39.0°
50 mm	76 mm	26.6°	17.8°	31.7°
56 mm	85 mm	23.8°	16.0°	28.4°
70 mm	107 mm	19.1°	12.8°	22.9°
85 mm	130 mm	15.8°	10.6°	18.9°
100 mm	153 mm	13.5°	9.0°	16.1°
135 mm	206 mm	10.0°	6.7°	12.0°
200 mm	305 mm	6.8°	4.5°	8.1°
300 mm	458 mm	4.5°	3.0°	5.4°
400 mm	611 mm	3.4°	2.2°	4.1°
600 mm	916 mm	2.3°	1.5°	2.7°
800 mm	1221 mm	1.7°	1.1°	2.0°

Depth of field table#

Total depth of field at each subject distance, using a circle of confusion of 19.7 µm (the 0.030 mm full-frame standard scaled by the crop factor). Detailed tables: 24 mm f/1.8, 24 mm f/2.8, 35 mm f/1.8, 35 mm f/2.8, 50 mm f/1.8, 50 mm f/2.8.

Focal	Aperture	50.0 cm	1.00 m	2.00 m	3.00 m	5.00 m	10.0 m	Hyperfocal
14 mm	f/1.8	8.8 cm	36.8 cm	1.65 m	4.56 m	47.3 m	∞	5.55 m
14 mm	f/2.8	13.9 cm	60.0 cm	3.24 m	16.9 m	∞	∞	3.58 m
14 mm	f/4	20.3 cm	93.8 cm	8.72 m	∞	∞	∞	2.51 m
14 mm	f/8	46.0 cm	4.23 m	∞	∞	∞	∞	1.26 m
28 mm	f/1.8	2.1 cm	8.8 cm	35.9 cm	81.9 cm	2.36 m	11.3 m	22.2 m
28 mm	f/2.8	3.3 cm	13.7 cm	56.4 cm	1.31 m	3.97 m	27.4 m	14.3 m
28 mm	f/4	4.7 cm	19.7 cm	82.3 cm	1.96 m	6.63 m	166.8 km	10.0 m
28 mm	f/8	9.6 cm	40.5 cm	1.88 m	5.55 m	1.7 km	∞	5.01 m
48 mm	f/1.8	0.7 cm	2.9 cm	12.0 cm	27.3 cm	76.5 cm	3.13 m	65.2 m
48 mm	f/2.8	1.1 cm	4.6 cm	18.7 cm	42.5 cm	1.20 m	5.04 m	41.9 m
48 mm	f/4	1.5 cm	6.5 cm	26.8 cm	61.1 cm	1.74 m	7.68 m	29.4 m
48 mm	f/8	3.1 cm	13.0 cm	54.2 cm	1.26 m	3.82 m	25.2 m	14.7 m
78 mm	f/1.8	0.2 cm	1.1 cm	4.5 cm	10.2 cm	28.6 cm	1.16 m	172 m
78 mm	f/2.8	0.4 cm	1.7 cm	7.0 cm	15.9 cm	44.6 cm	1.81 m	111 m
78 mm	f/4	0.5 cm	2.4 cm	9.9 cm	22.7 cm	63.9 cm	2.61 m	77.5 m
78 mm	f/8	1.1 cm	4.8 cm	19.9 cm	45.6 cm	1.29 m	5.49 m	38.8 m

Equivalent aperture#

Exposure is identical at the same f-number on any format; equivalence only describes depth of field and total light.

Aperture on this camera	Full-frame equivalent (depth of field)	Hyperfocal at 28 mm
f/1.2	f/1.8	33.3 m
f/1.4	f/2.1	28.5 m
f/1.8	f/2.7	22.2 m
f/2	f/3.1	20.0 m
f/2.8	f/4.3	14.3 m
f/4	f/6.1	10.0 m
f/5.6	f/8.5	7.15 m
f/8	f/12.2	5.01 m

Diffraction & pixel pitch#

With 4.77 µm pixels, diffraction starts to soften pixel-level detail around f/7.1. For maximum sharpness keep landscapes between f/3.9 and f/7; stopping down further trades detail for depth of field.

Aperture	Airy disk diameter	Spread over	At 100% view
f/2.8	3.8 µm	0.8 px	sharp
f/4	5.4 µm	1.1 px	sharp
f/5.6	7.5 µm	1.6 px	sharp
f/8	10.7 µm	2.2 px	slight softening
f/11	14.8 µm	3.1 px	visibly soft
f/16	21.5 µm	4.5 px	visibly soft
f/22	29.5 µm	6.2 px	visibly soft

Maximum print sizes#

At 16 MP the Leica TL produces 4,944 × 3,278 pixel images. See the 16 megapixel guide or the print size calculator.

Resolution	Typical use	Inches	Centimetres
300 DPI	Photo-lab quality	16.5 × 10.9 in	42 × 28 cm
240 DPI	Fine-art inkjet	20.6 × 13.7 in	52 × 35 cm
200 DPI	Wall print	24.7 × 16.4 in	63 × 42 cm
150 DPI	Poster, viewed from 1 m+	33.0 × 21.9 in	84 × 56 cm

Night-sky exposure limits#

Longest exposure before stars trail. The NPF rule accounts for pixel pitch and is stricter than the classic 500 rule — use it for pin-sharp stars on high-resolution sensors.

Focal length	500 rule	NPF f/1.8	NPF f/2.8	NPF f/4
9 mm (14 mm eq.)	36.4 s	22.9 s	26.8 s	31.5 s
13 mm (20 mm eq.)	25.2 s	15.9 s	18.6 s	21.8 s
16 mm (24 mm eq.)	20.5 s	12.9 s	15.1 s	17.7 s
23 mm (35 mm eq.)	14.2 s	9.0 s	10.5 s	12.3 s
33 mm (50 mm eq.)	9.9 s	6.2 s	7.3 s	8.6 s

Open the NPF / 500 rule calculator →

Handheld shutter speed guide#

The reciprocal rule uses the equivalent focal length. High-resolution sensors may need one stop faster than this for pixel-sharp results.

Focal length	No stabilisation (1/equiv. focal)	With 3-stop IS	With 5-stop IBIS
16 mm	1/25 s	0.3 s	1.3 s
33 mm	1/50 s	1/6 s	0.6 s
66 mm	1/100 s	1/13 s	0.3 s
131 mm	1/200 s	1/25 s	1/6 s

Lenses for the Leica TL#

Native L-Mount lenses in our database (55 total). Also adaptable: Leica M, T-mount (T2), M42 screw mount, Deckel (DKL), M39 / LTM (Leica thread).

Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D 9 mm
Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL 9 mm
Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF 10 mm
Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary 023 10–18 mm
Panasonic S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro 14–28 mm
Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | Art 019 14–24 mm
Laowa 15mm f/2.0 Zero-D 15 mm
Panasonic S Pro 16-35mm f/4 16–35 mm
Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 022 16–28 mm
Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | C 16–300 mm
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary 16 mm
Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 FE/L/Z 16 mm
Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN | Contemporary 023 17 mm
Leica Elmarit-TL 1:2.8/18 Asph. 18 mm
Panasonic S 18-40mm f/4.5-6.3 18–40 mm
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary 021 18–50 mm
Panasonic S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 20–60 mm
Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary 20–200 mm
Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary 022 20 mm
Leica Summicron-TL 1:2/23 Asph. 23 mm
Viltrox AF 23mm F1.4 XF/Z/L 23 mm
Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 24–90 mm
Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 1:2.8/24-70 Asph. 24–70 mm
Panasonic S 24-105mm f/4 Macro OIS 24–105 mm
Panasonic S 24-60mm f/2.8 24–60 mm
Panasonic S 24mm f/1.8 24 mm
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art 024 24–70 mm
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art 019 24–70 mm
Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary 021 24 mm
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021 24 mm
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A 24 mm
Panasonic S 28–200mm f/4–7.1 Macro OIS 28–200 mm
Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 021 28–70 mm
Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 28 mm
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN 30 mm
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1:2/35 Asph. 35 mm

Similar cameras#

Other APS-C cameras from around the same time.

Frequently asked questions#

What is the crop factor of the Leica TL?

The Leica TL has a crop factor of 1.53× relative to 35 mm full frame (diagonal 28.3 mm vs 43.3 mm).

What size is the Leica TL sensor?

23.6 × 15.7 mm (APS-C), an area of 371 mm² — 43% of full frame.

Is the Leica TL full frame?

No — its sensor is APS-C, which is 2.3× smaller in area than full frame.

How many megapixels does the Leica TL have?

16 megapixels (4,944 × 3,278 pixels), enough for a 16 × 11 inch print at 300 DPI.

What lens mount does the Leica TL use?

The Leica TL uses the L-Mount (flange distance 20.00 mm).

How long can I expose the night sky with the Leica TL?

With a 13 mm lens (20 mm equivalent) the 500 rule gives 25 s and the stricter NPF rule at f/2.8 gives 19 s.

Sources & licences#

Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources