The Chap Olympiad and 50mm Noctilux by Roy James Shakespeare The Noctilux f0.95 is a bitch of a lens to use, top heavy, cumbersome, ugly, and a little bit of a monster to control. Discipline and patience is needed to tame this beast, with love and nurturing. I like to shoot directly into the sun […]
The new Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens is now shipping. Check pricing and availability at: B&H Adorama PopFlash Leica Store Miami Leica Boutique Palm Beach Leica Store San Francisco Tamarkin Classic Connection Ken Hansen Meister Camera (Germany) M&K Kamera (Hong Kong) Reddot Cameras (UK) Rangefinder (Hong Kong) Camtec Photo (Canada) Map Camera (Japan) Additional info on the lens can be […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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:
