Monthly Archives: January 2018

Check out this rare Leitz 17mm f/2 fisheye lens listed on eBay for $24k

By LR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

A rare Leitz 17mm f/2 163° fisheye lens is currently listed for sale on eBay for $24,500. The lens can cover a medium format 6×6 image circle. Additional pictures:

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NASA Leica SL camera gets destroyed after being launched into space

By LR admin | Published: January 23, 2018

Here is a video of a Leica SL camera getting washed with water. The camera got damaged after being launched into space – note the NASA labels in front (more info on this project available here). See the videos below:

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Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens review

By LR admin | Published: January 21, 2018

This Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens ($899) review is from Ohm Image (additional coverage on that lens can be found here): The below article contains the bulk of my commentary on Voigtlander’s latest, the Nokton 40mm F/1,2 ASPH for Leica M. The original article along with more photos of the lens, examples, and what […]

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Dpreview reviews the Handevision Iberit 35mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 20, 2018

Dpreview posted their review of the Handevision Iberit 35mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M-mount. This is their conclusion: “In summary, the Handevision Iberit 35mm F2.4 is a good lens, which offers solid performance on the Leica M10. It’s relatively sharp in the middle and at the edges of the frame wide open, but not competitive […]

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Schacht Travegon 50mm f/2.5 lens for Leica M-mount now on Kickstarter

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2018

Another lens project seeks funding on Kickstarter: the Schacht Travegon 50mm f/2.5 lens will also be available for Leica M-mount. Additional information:

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C.P. Goerz Citograph 35mm f/8 “always-in-focus” lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 17, 2018

Last year there was a Kickstarter project for a new C.P. Goerz Citograph 35mm f/8 “always-in-focus” lens that will be available also for Leica M-mount. The picture above is the first Citographs arriving out of production. Here are the lens technical specs:

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Updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: January 17, 2018

After the announcement of the new SL lenses, here is an updated list of upcoming (rumored) Leica products (see the previous lists here):

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