Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens will start shipping on July 21

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2016

A quick update on the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar aspherical lens for Leica M mount – it will start shipping on July 21, 2016”. The lens is still not listed for sale at B&H.

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HandeVision IBERIT 24mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M mount to be announced at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2016

I received a tip that the HandeVision IBERIT 24mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M mount will be announced at Photokina. The picture above is a prototype of the new lens with a special surface finish in silver matt that was recently spotted in Germany by a reader.

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The old and new Leica 28mm Summicron Asph lenses tested on Leica M 240, SL and Sony A7 II cameras

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2016

Jono Slack (website | Facebook) tested the old and new Leica 28mm Summicron Asph lenses on the Leica M Typ 240, Leica SL and Sony A7 II cameras. Here are his findings (please make sure you check also the original article here for more sample photos you can download as a zip file):

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Taos Photographic is the official European distributor for the MS Optics lenses of Mr. Miyazaki

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2016

     Taos Photographic is now the official European distributor for the MS Optics lenses of Mr. Miyazaki. They are currently selling the MS Optics Apoqualia-G 35mm f/1.4 MC lens for €1,220 (also available for $1,299 on eBay). Here is a sample photo taken with that lens:

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More info on the upcoming Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens

By LR admin | Published: May 15, 2016

Some more information on the upcoming/rumored Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens: The new Summaron is the same design as the old one Updated coatings Same size and weight as the original version (see specs below) Likely to be part of a new family of lenses Will nor compete with the currently available Leica M lens designs […]

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Up to $250 rebates on selected Zeiss ZM lenses

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2016

Zeiss is currently offering up to $250 rebates on selected Zeiss ZM lenses (for Leica M mount):

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Diferences between the old and the new 2016 versions of the Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH and Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2016

Several readers have asked me about the differences between the old and the new 2016 versions of the Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH ($2,995) and Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH ($4,095) lenses that were announced back in January. Here are two videos from the Brooklyn Shooters YouTube channel that should cover the main differences between both versions:

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