Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Voigtländer 10mm f/5.6 Hyper and 12mm f/5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III lenses specifications

Voigtländer published additional information on the two new M-mount (VM) lenses that were announced a week ago: Voigtländer VM 10mm  f/5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar aspherical lens (new model) Technical specifications: Focal Length 10 mm Aperture Ratio 1:5,6 Minimum Aperture F 22 Klick Stop 1/3 Lens Construction 13 elements in 10 groups Angle of View 130° Aperture Blades […]

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Coming soon: MS Optical 35mm f/1.4 APOQUARIA lens

Mr. Miyazaki of MS Optical in Japan has another new Leica M-mount lens coming out soon: the tiny but fast 35mm f/1.4 APOQUARIA. The tentative price is ¥100,000 (tax not included, or around $831). More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be purchased at: Amazon Japan eBay Map Camera Japanexposures MKdirect Fotoborse […]

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Two new Voigtländer VM lenses: 10mm f/5.6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar and 12mm f/5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III

Today Voigtländer announced two new lenses with VM mount: 10mm f/5.6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar (new model) 12mm f/5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III (replacement for the previous model) Shipping of the new lenses will start in Spring of 2016. Here is the press text from Voigtländer:

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The latest Adobe Lightroom update supports several new Leica cameras and lenses

The latest updates from Adobe include support for several Leica cameras and lenses: Lightroom CC 2015.2 announced (download links at the bottom of page) Camera Raw 9.2 released Updated Creative Cloud (see current plans) New Camera Support in Lightroom 6.2: Leica S (Typ 007) New Tethered Camera Support in Lightroom 6.2: Leica M Monochrom New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom […]

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What to expect from Leica Camera in the next few months: new system camera, Noctilux, X-U Typ 113

A quick recap of the latest rumors/what to expect from Leica in the next few months (the first announcement is expected in the next 30-60 days): New full frame interchangeable lens camera with AF and EVF New Noctilux lens – could for the M or T systems or maybe for the new Leica system mentioned […]

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Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VM lens (Leica M mount) is now $100 off

The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VM lens for Leica M mount is now $100 off (the new price is $899). Recently several Voigtlander VM lenses got a price drop in the US (the 50mm f/1.1 Nokton was not part of the initial discount).

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Voigtländer 35mm f/1.7 Ultron VM lens to start shipping on August 27th

Voigtländer 35mm f/1.7 Ultron VM Aspherical lens (for Leica M mount) that was announced during the last Photokina show will start shipping on August 27th. The US pricing is not yet announced, but eBay pre-orders are currently listed at $1,300 (update: the EU price is 650€, the US price will be $980). Here are the lens technical […]

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