Monthly Archives: June 2019

Black and silver Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lenses now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2019

Both the black and silver Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lenses are now in stock at Adorama and B&H.

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The new Leica M 240 based Zenit M digital rangefinder camera is now shipping

By LR admin | Published: June 9, 2019

The Russian RIA Novosti news agency reports that the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera is already available for sale in Russia  – this was announced on a press event by the holding company “Schwabe” (part of Rostec). The executive director of Rostec Oleg Yevtushenko stated that the company has received a lot of pre-orders and the […]

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Coming soon: 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 red limited edition lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: June 8, 2019

After the gold version, the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount will soon be available as a limited edition in red color. Here are some additional pictures:

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7Artisans 55mm f/1.4 lens now also available for Leica L-mount

By LR admin | Published: June 7, 2019

The 7Artisans 55mm f/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens is now also available for Leica L-mount. The new lens is currently in stock at B&H, Adorama, Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK and Amazon FR. Here is the lens design, MTF charts and specification:

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Leica Q2 camera sensor test review posted at DxOMark

By LR admin | Published: June 5, 2019

DxOMark just published their analysis of the Leica Q2 camera sensor. Here is their conclusion:

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More pictures of the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: June 4, 2019

A few more pictures of the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa lenses for Leica M-mount I have been reporting about since last week – the first picture is of the 9mm f/5.6 lens: The second lens will be 11mm f/4.5:

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First picture of the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount?

By LR admin | Published: June 2, 2019

This is supposed to be the first picture of the upcoming/rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount I reported about a few days ago (unless it’s a fake):   View this post on Instagram   First picture of the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M mount #venusoptics #laowa #leica […]

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