View this post on Instagram A post shared by LeicaRumors.com 🔴 (@leicarumors) If you ever wonder how pictures taken with a lens with a broken aperture look like – a reader sent me a few samples from his Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens that got damaged during shipping:
Funleader has been selling Contax G 35mm f/2 to M-Mount conversion lens kits for a while. Here is a new review of the Funleader Contax G 35mm f/2 to M-Mount conversion lens: Additional information can be found here: Converted Contax G 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount now available from Funleader The Contax G 35mm […]
The previously rumored Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced. The new lens will start shipping in September for ¥90,000 (around $800). Sample photos can be found here and here. Next are some hands-on photos courtesy of DC.watch: Pre-orders for Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens will […]
7artisans is working on two new lenses for Leica M-mount: 7artisans 28mm f/5.6 lens (see above picture of the prototype lens) 7artisans 35mm f/2 lens (the new version will be much better than the current model) TTartisan is working on several new lenses for Leica M and L mounts: TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica […]
Nokishita reports that Cosina will soon announce a new Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens for Leica M-mount. Update – here is the new Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens for Leica M-mount: Voigtlander currently has the Heliar 50mm f/3.5 lens in their lineup (see review): In the past few months Cosina released […]
At the end of August the Chinese company Rockstar is rumored to announce a new lens for Leica M-mount: Rockstar already sells several other cheap lenses for different mounts and I expect their new M-mount lens to be very affordable (probably under $100). Stay tuned for updates.
Last year LHSA published a review of the Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 eight-element lens for Leica M-mount. Today LHSA made the article open and available to the public – you can access it here. Update: PopFlash is now the official distributor of LLL (Light Lens Lab) lenses in the US – check out the […]
