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New Leica D-Lux 7 Vans x Ray Barbee limited edition camera to be announced soon

Leica will soon announce a new D-Lux 7 Vans x Ray Barbee limited edition camera according to Nokishita. Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel started in Anaheim, California (Wikipedia). Ray Barbee is an American skateboarder, photographer, and musician from San Jose, California (Wikipedia).

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The new Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount will start shipping on November 30th

The new Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount will start shipping on November 30th according to Cosina. Additional information on the upcoming lens can be found here. Pre-orders are now open at: Adorama B&H Photo  Jo Geier Cosina is also rumored to also announce a new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 […]

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The new TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 APS-C silver lens for Leica L-mount is now available

  The new TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 APS-C silver lens for L-mount is now available for sale at the TTartisan website (TTartisan has several APS-C lenses for Leica L-mount). Additional information on the lens:

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Panasonic will soon have a full line of five fast (f/1.8) prime Lumix S lenses for Leica L-mount (35mm f/1.8 announced, 18mm f/1.8 coming next)

Yesterday Panasonic announced the previously rumored Lumix S 35mm f/1.8 lens for Leica L-mount: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Photo Additional information Sample photos Panasonic also announced that they are working on a new 18mm f/1.8 ultra-wide-angle lens for Leica L-mount: Panasonic will soon have a full line of five fast (f/1.8) prime lenses for Leica L-mount – from […]

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Coming soon: new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount

Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm F3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount. The new lens will be available in black and silver and is expected to be released in December 2021 (via Nokishita). Version II will replace the current Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens (now […]

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The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place this weekend (Saturday, November 13, 2021)

The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place this weekend (Saturday, November 13, 2021) in Chicago. Here are some of the Leica highlights: The silver Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH lens pictured above was donated by Jeff Garlin to benefit the Chicago Food Depository. Additional links for the upcoming Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction: Download […]

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The new Contax Zeiss Planar T* 45mm f/2 G lens conversion for Leica M-mount by Funleader is now available also in silver

The new Contax Zeiss Planar T* 45mm f/2 G lens conversion for Leica M-mount by Funleader is now available also in silver. Currently, there are only 8 silver lenses left: Sample photos from the lens can be found here:

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