Category Archives: Leica Lenses

7Artisian 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount first impression by Sagi Kortler

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

This first impressions report of the 7Artisian 50mm f/1.1 lens ($369) on a Leica M9 camera is by Sagi Kortler:

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Coming soon: 7Artisans 35mm f/2 rangefinder coupled lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2017

In addition to the 50mm f/1.1, the Chinese company 7Artisans is rumored to announce a new 35mm f/2 rangefinder coupled lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). The official announcement is expected in August. The lens will have a 43mm filter thread. It is not clear if the new lens will have the same design as their […]

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Leica rumored to introduce an entirely new line of Noctilux lenses

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2017

In the past few months I have been receiving tips about various new Noctilux lenses (see this and this post). I finally realized that we are not talking about a single lens here – Leica is rumored to start a whole new separate lens line under the Noctilux name. The upcoming Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH could be the first in […]

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7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount now available for sale in Europe

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2017

Several readers have asked me where they can purchase the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount in Europe. Amazon Germany and Amazon UK now both have the lens listed in stock on their websites: Amazon Germany Amazon UK In the US the lens is available at Amazon and eBay. Additional information on the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens can be found […]

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Leica M10 lens reports

By LR admin | Published: July 2, 2017

     Just a quick recap on the Leica M10 lens reports I have done in the past few months (the next M10 report will be on the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount, stay tuned):

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Additional info on the cheap Chinese 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 2017

The cheap Chinese 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount triggered a lot of interest and I received several questions from readers. While I am trying to get a lens for review from the manufacturer, here is some additional information (the lens is currently in stock at Amazon and eBay):

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Leica TL2 camera and Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens to be announced soon

By LR admin | Published: June 28, 2017

A quick update on the rumored new Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens and Leica TL2 camera – it seems that we are now getting closer to the official announcement because the product pages already exist on the official Leica website. See for yourself – if you go to: http://de.leica-camera.com/Fotografie/Leica-TL/Leica-TL2 http://de.leica-camera.com/Fotografie/Leica-M/M-Objektive/Noctilux-M-1-1,25-75-ASPH (redirects to Salzburg – probably the code name […]

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