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 […]
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 […]
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.
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) […]
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:
Just a reminder that on July 1st, 2014 Leica will increase the prices of the following lenses and binoculars: Item Current Price New Price Change Super Elmar-S 24mm f/3.5 ASPH $8,950 $9,250 $300 Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH $7,495 $7,650 $155 Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH CS $8,350 $8,750 $400 Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH $6,950 $7,250 $300 […]
Leica will have another price increase on July 1st on almost all medium format S lenses, the APO-Summicron-M 50mm ASPH lens and the Silverline binoculars. Here are the details:
