There have been several reports online describing flare issues when using the $7,350 APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 Asph lens, but so far I have not seen any official response from Leica. Few days ago, during the 2013 Digital Show in Melbourne, Kristian Dowling got a brief explanation from Leica’s CEO Alfred Schopf – current owner […]
Leica F/0.95 Noctilux Review/Thoughts from Cult of the Noctilux on Vimeo: This is not really a Lens review just some thoughts on it. I am a passionate Leica shooter and use the 50mm .95 As my only M lens. Please note there are minor artifacts in the images from the video sampling/conversion. You can review […]
The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for M mount is now in stock (available in black and silver). Here are the basic lens specifications:
There is a new Leica M type 240 review by the always entertaining Kai from DigitalRev. Photozone (one of the better review websites available today) published their first Leica reviews of the Summicron-M 50mm f/2 and Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lenses (on Leica M9). The verdict for both lenses is very positive except in the price/performance […]
This is the lens of upcoming MS Optical lenses (re-releases and some new models) that will be released later this year and early 2014: MS Optical 50/1.13 Sonnetar in black re-issue (Aug 2013, priced at Y109.000) MS Optical 50/1.13 Sonnetar in black paint (priced at Y120.000) MS Optical 50/1.13 Sonnetar in Leica Thread Mount (priced TBA) MS Optical Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 re-issue MS Optical Super Triplet Perar […]
The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens is currently in stock in Europe and in the US at B&H ($899 for black, $1049 for silver model). Here are some sample images taken at various apertures with the Leica M9-P (see the full set of sample images on flickr):
The new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount that was announced in February at the 2013 CP+ show is now available for pre-order in B&H: Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens (Silver) Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens (Black)
