Category Archives: Leica Lenses

A better picture of the new Leica APO-Summicron 50mm LHSA 50th anniversary lens

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2017

Here is a better picture of the new Leica APO-Summicron 50mm LHSA 50th anniversary lens that was published on the front cover the latest Viewfinder magazine:

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New Leica APO-Summicron 50mm LHSA 50th anniversary lens

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2017

The cat is out of the bag! Leica Camera’s Stefan Daniel and the Leica Society’s Bill Rosauer present a sneak peek at the LHSA 50th Anniversary APO-Summicron 50 lens which is a classic retro design of the original 50 rigid Summicron. It will be available in two finishes: black paint and silver chrome. Stay tuned […]

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More Leica rumors: 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 lens and limited edition Andy Summers camera

By LR admin | Published: October 5, 2017

Two more Leica rumors: There could be a new 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 M-mount lens. I am not sure if this will be under the Noctilux brand as I already reported a few months ago or it will be one of the new lenses from the rumored Leica-Zenit joint venture. There are also rumors about a new Andy […]

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Confirmed: Leica to announce also a new THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2017

A few weeks ago I received a tip about a new Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens but I did not report it on the blog because it came from a new source and I wanted to get at least one more confirmation before publishing online. I usually never report on “unconfirmed” rumors coming from unknown […]

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Release timeframe on the new Leica SL lenses

By LR admin | Published: September 24, 2017

Here is the updated release timeframe on the four new Leica SL lenses that were announced at Photokina last year: Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH: coming in 2017 Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f/2 ASPH: Spring 2018 Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH: Spring 2018 Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH: Spring 2018 (via DC.Watch) The fifth lens (Leica Summilux-SL […]

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Leica announcement rumored for October

By LR admin | Published: September 23, 2017

Leica is rumored to have a new product(s) announcement in October. This makes sense – right on time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. This is what I expect: Leica camera with TL-mount and EVF Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens Leica is also expected to release their APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens

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This is the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount (rangefinder coupling will be added later)

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2017

This is the first picture of the new Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens that is currently offered on Kickstarter. The lens will initially not have a rangefinder coupling – it will be added later when the lens goes to serial production. Via PhotoRumors

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