Leitz f/0.85 7,5cm lens

By LR admin | Published: September 1, 2009

This Leitz f/0.85 7,5cm lens just sold on eBay for US $5,740.00 (the Leica M3 was included in the price):

LeitzlensF1.0 85 7.5cm Leitz f/0.85 7,5cm lens

leitz lens Leitz f/0.85 7,5cm lens

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8 Comments

  1. JR
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 1:53 pm | Permalink

    at f/.85 focusing would be critical, no? how is that possible with the lens blocking both rf windows?

  2. regular
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 2:04 pm | Permalink

    It is certainly for low-light purpose, and you have to rely on the hyperfocal distance.

  3. Orlando Enriquez
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 4:26 pm | Permalink

    Not that critical, if you think about it. Remember that, for a 7,5mm lens, the aperture of f/0,85 does not offer such a shallow depth of field(perhaps, it might offer the same depth of field às a 200mm ƒ/2).

    I Just think it is simply too big for a Leitz….

  4. Y. M.
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm | Permalink

    Orlando,

    It’s not a 7,5mm lens… it’s a 7,5cm lens. Seven and a half centimeters = 75 millimeters (75mm). It’ll definitely be difficult to acquire accurate focus with this lens (especially at close range).

    I’d love to get a chance to try though. ;-)

  5. justin
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    It didnt sell, it just ended.
    I tried asking about it to the seller, but no answer yet…

  6. LR admin
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm | Permalink

    my bad – I just saw the price and I thought there was bidding going on…

  7. Leonard
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 12:53 am | Permalink

    hmm you could probably stick this on a E-P1 / G1 and manual focus with the LCD / EVF. :)

    It won’t be the same on a 4/3 sensor… but hey, it’s an effective 150mm f/1.4 as far as DOF is concerned.

  8. NikoDoby
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 2:27 am | Permalink

    So Panasonic just announced this lens along with the new GF1:
    LEICA DG MACRO-ELMARIT 45mm / F2.8 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S.
    So does this pretty much confirm that there will be a Leica version of the GF1 on 9/9/09? In white :) perhaps?