@bybrett @brendanlynch interesting, they do look different — Leica News & Rumors (@LeicaRumors) April 24, 2014 I came across this tweet earlier today referring to one of the Leica T press photos (above) that contains a new/not-yet-released 35mm f/2.0 Summicron M lens: For comparison, here is a picture of the current Leica 35mm f/2.0 Summicron M […]
Today Lomography announced their new 20mm f/5.6 RUSSAR+ ART lens for L39 and M mounts. This lens is a rebirth of the legendary 1958 Russar MR-2, the mother of all modern non-SLR super wide-angle lenses. The lens is designed by Lomography and manufactured in Russia by Zenit. The Russar+ is compatible with all L39/M mount analogue and digital cameras. […]
Yesterday I posted a picture on social media asking for more information on the red lens attached to Dr. Kaufman’s Leica camera (original link). Thanks to all readers who informed me that this was a specially made red Leica APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens (pictured above). Maybe this lens was produced for a RED fundraiser?
The $7,350 APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens is starting to ship again after a long delay – Leica had to make some adjustments to address the flare issues reported by many early adopters. The first lenses from the new batch were already spotted in Hong Kong and are expected to hit the US market by the […]
A quick reminder that many Leica M lenses will be going up in price on January 1st, 2014: Lens Old price New price Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21 / f 4.0 ASPH $5,350 $5,450 18mm / f3.8 ASPH $3,195 $3,250 21mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,650 24mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,550 24mm / f3.8 ASPH $2,595 […]
Here is a list of the Leica M and S lenses that will get a price increase on January 1st, 2014: Lens Old price New price Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21 / f 4.0 ASPH $5,350 $5,450 18mm / f3.8 ASPH $3,195 $3,250 21mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,650 24mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,550 24mm / […]
Update: here is the list of lenses that will be impacted by this price increase. Leica will have another price increase on January 1st, 2014 on selected M lenses. I will soon have the list of products that will be impacted. The good news is that almost all of the Leica M lenses are now […]
