Light Lens Lab officially released their new 50mm f/1.5 Z21 lens for Leica M-mount (previously reported here), based on the iconic Angenieux Type S21 50mm f/1.5. The lens can be purchased directly from the LLL website, eBay, or from PopFlash in the US. Additional information (see also this page):
A member of the Leica forum discovered that his photos were wrongly marked in the FOTOS app as taken with a “Noctilux-M 1:1.2/35 ASPH” lens: I installed Firmware 2.2.2 into my Leica M11 and M11 Mono. Everything seemed to be working fine until I attached my 35mm Summicron-M f/2 V4. My Lens Detection on both […]
There is a new Mandler 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount from China that is a replica and a complete reproduction of the optical formula of the original Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 seven-element lens. The name “Mandler” is a tribute to Walter Mandler, who designed many legendary Leica lenses. Mandler is expected to launch another […]
The previously reported 7Artisans AF 85mm f/1.8 lens for L-mount has been officially announced. The price is $299, and you can order one at B&H Photo or the official 7Artisans site (international shipping available). Additional information on the new lens:
Earlier today, I reported on the rumored Noctilux 35mm lens that is expected in July, and it seems that we now have the first leaked picture of what appears to be a new Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 lens:
I have been reporting rumors about a new Leica Noctilux M 35mm lens for a while. If there are no delays, the official announcement could happen as early as July this year. I am still not sure about the actual aperture (f/0.95, f/1.0, etc). Here is one of the 35 Noctilux reports from 2019:
Cosina released additional informtion on the three new lenses for Leica M-mount that were announced in February (the fourth lens is already available for pre-order) Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical IV (￥135,000, coming in May) Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical II (￥125,000, coming in June) Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical II (￥135,000, coming in May) […]
