Ther is a new MS-Optics Aporis 135 mm f/2.4 Fluorit Super Apochromat lens for Leica M mount: Ernostar-type optical formula Fluorite element(s) provided by Canon Optron Minimum focusing distance: 1.6m Total length: 117mm (this is a long-focus lens but no a telephoto lens) Maximum diameter: 60mm Weight: 380g Leica M mount ¥148,000 (ca. $1,300) for the […]
A rare collectible Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 “prototype B” lens is now available for sale at the Leica Store San Francisco for $24,995. The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 lens was announced in November, 2015. Here is the product description:
General The widest M rectilinear lens that Leica makes today is the 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar ($2,995) if you don’t count the 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ($5,195). If you want to go wider, Zeiss and Voigtlander are the only options – Zeiss makes two super wide lenses, while Voigtlander has three: Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZM ($4,600) […]
Four out of the five HandeVision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount are currently in stock at Adorama (the 24mm lens was just released) with pricing starting from $569: IBERIT lenses are jointly developed by KIPON and German lens manufacturer IB/E OPTICS GmbH. The 90mm f/2.4 lens will ship later this year. All IBERIT M lenses are rangefinder coupled and […]
The Japanese website Nokishita confirmed that Leica will announce a new NOCTILUX-M 1:1.25/75 ASPH lens later this year. Just FYI: the total depth of field of a 75mm f/1.2 full frame lens at 10 ft/3 m is 4.56 in/11 cm.
Here is the full list of Leica products that will get a price increase on May 1st as I already reported yesterday (courtesy of Leica Store Miami):
Leica will raise most of their US prices on May 1st. I do not have the full list, but here is what to expect: Leica M10: up by $300 Leica M Typ 262: up by $200 Many of the Leica M10 accessories are going up in price as well, for example the M10 thumb support is going […]
