Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens (M mount) now in stock

By LR admin | Published: August 22, 2013

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:

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Kai reviews the Leica M type 240 camera, Photozone reviews their first Leica lenses

By LR admin | Published: August 9, 2013

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 […]

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List of upcoming MS Optical lenses

By LR admin | Published: July 29, 2013

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 […]

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Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens sample images, black and silver versions now in stock

By LR admin | Published: June 19, 2013

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):

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The new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount is now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2013

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)

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New Leica Summicron-C cinema prime lenses to be announced at NAB

By LR admin | Published: February 11, 2013

At the 2013 NAB show in Las Vegas Leica will announce a new line of Summicron-C cinema prime lenses. After the Summilux-C series, the new Summicron-C lenses will offer lower priced solution for ARRI-PL mount cameras. The new lenses will have the same size, diameter and (nearly) the same weight, priced at 17,000$ (in comparison to […]

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2013 CP+ show in Japan: new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount

By LR admin | Published: February 3, 2013

During the 2013 CP+ show in Japan, Voigtländer quietly announced a new Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount based on their classic L39 design from the 1950s (see eBay listings, images on flickr). The US price of the lens is $899 for the black version and $1049 for the silver model. Here are the lens specs:

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