Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Another list of rumored Leica products to be announced next week at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

Here is another list of expected Leica products that will be announced next week during the 2014 Photokina show (very similar to what I have already posted earlier):

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A new Zeiss Distagon 35/1.4 ZM lens (Leica M mount) to be announced for Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2014

As previously reported, I was expecting a new ZM lens from Zeiss to be announced at Photokina. I received some information today that this lens will be a new Distagon 35/1.4 ZM. This will be a nice addition to the already existing Zeiss Biogon 35/2 and 35/2.8 versions.

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Photokina 2012: the Zeiss ZM “special surprise” lens that never happened

By LR admin | Published: August 28, 2014
Zeiss ZM rangefinder camera lenses for Leica M mount

Back in 2012 Zeiss promised at least one new “special surprise“ fast ZM lens (for Leica M mount) for 2013 that never materialized, unless I am missing something (see full press release). Maybe they will come around to release this special new lens during the 2014 Photokina show – they already have a new teaser going on. Zeiss discontinued […]

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Leica Summicron-S 100mm f/2 ASPH lens announced again

By LR admin | Published: August 26, 2014

The Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH medium format lens I mentioned few weeks ago is now officially announced and is available for pre-order at B&H and Leica Store Miami. There is also a new Leica S Summicron 100 edition kit that includes the new lens and a Leica S Typ 006 camera (not to be confused with the Leica S edition 100 […]

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Lomography’s new RUSSAR+ 20mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M mount delayed till September

By LR admin | Published: August 18, 2014

The new 20mm f/5.6 RUSSAR+ ART lens for Leica L39 and M mounts from Lomography is delayed and will start shipping in September (was initially scheduled for July): Additional information on this lens and some sample images can be found here and on Lomography’s website.

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Coming soon: Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens and Leica S type 006 camera 2.4.0.0 firmware update

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2014

Update: the new lens is now available for pre-order at The Leica Store Miami. Leica is about to announce a new Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH medium format lens. The latest Adobe Lightroom 5.6 version already had a Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens profile: There should also be a new 2.4.0.0 firmware update for the Leica S type 006 camera ($21,950.00) […]

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New MS Optical Perar 24mm f/4 super wide lens for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2014

There is a new MS Optical Perar 24mm f/4 super wide lens for Leica M mount. The lens can be purchased from japanexposures.com for ¥63,900 (around $625, currently out of stock). Here are the key features:

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