Category Archives: Leica Lenses

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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Interview with Dr. Stefan Immes on the new Opema Jena Biotar lenses with rangefinder coupling

By LR admin | Published: August 22, 2017

Dr. Stefan Immes, who revived the Meyer Optik brand of German lenses three years ago, has launched a new lens company called Opema Jena, which for its first project is bringing back the Biotar 75/f1.5, a lens originally produced by Carl Zeiss. Oprema launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Biotar last week. Very soon they […]

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lens gets smashed in checked luggage

By LR admin | Published: August 19, 2017

Ouch! Posted by Leica Rumors on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 In case you missed my Facebook post from three days ago – this smashed $10,995 silver Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lens should be your reminder to never check-in your camera gear when flying:

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The new Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens for Leica M-mount comes with rangefinder coupling

By LR admin | Published: August 15, 2017

As I already reported, the new Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens for Leica M-mount will have rangefinder coupling. The lens is already listed for funding on Kickstarter. The full press release can be found on PhotoRumors.com. Additional information:

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7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 Leica M-mount lens review

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2017

Leica lenses have excellent image quality combined with a solid build. Zeiss and Voigtlander also produce some stellar optics. I have always been interested in other “cheap” third party options for the Leica M mount. Several manufacturers produce M mount lenses, but most are not rangefinder coupled (for example Meyer-Optik-Görlitz). Handevision was one of the first brands to […]

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New MS-Optics Historica Prot 40mm f/6.3 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2017

Mr. Miyazaki has a new MS-Optics Historica Prot 40mm f/6.3 lens for Leica M-mount that is based on a historical lens design known as the Protaria lens formula. This lens has 4 elements in 2 groups and weights only 47 grams. The minimum focusing distance is 60cm. The price of the lens is around $700 […]

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The new Biotar 75mm f/1.5 lens will be available for Leica M mount (with rangefinder coupling)

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2017

A few days ago I reported rumors about a new Biotar 75mm f/1.5 lens – I can now confirm that this lens will be released soon. The new lens will be available in Leica M mount and will have with rangefinder coupling. I will have more details next week, so stay tuned. Here is some […]

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