The rumors were true, Leica announced three new M lenses: Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH Update – pre-order links: Summicron 28mm f/2 ASPH: B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami | PopFlash Summicron 35mm f/2 ASPH black: B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami | PopFlash Summicron 35mm f/2 ASPH silver: B&H | Adorama | […]
The three new Leica M lenses are now available for pre-order: Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH: B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (black): B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (silver): B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH: B&H | Adorama | Leica Miami
Update: the three lenses are now officially announced. Rumors are floating online that Leica will announce three new lenses tomorrow:
It seems that every week we get a new type of Sony a7 lens adapter. There is now even a new adapter from Techart (prototype I believe) that will let you autofocus Leica M lenses on Sony a7 cameras. See the demo in this video:
MGR Production launched a new Leica Minilux to Leica M mount lens conversion adapter. With this adapter you can use the 40mm f/2.4 Summarit lens from the Minilux on any Leica M camera. This will be an interesting project if you can find a cheap Minilux camera on eBay. Photos of the conversion adapter (without lens):
HandeVision announced a new line of IBERIT lenses for Leica M mount. The available focal lengths are: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm (all f/2.4). The lenses are developed and tested in Germany and made in China:
Some additional information on the new MS-Optics Apoqualia 35mm f/1.4 MC lens for Leica M mount:
