Category Archives: Leica Lenses

New Leica Macro Elmar-M 90mm f/4 lens and Macro-M adapter announced

By LR admin | Published: May 22, 2014

Leica Camera announced a new Macro Elmar-M 90mm f/4 lens and Macro-M adapter (check price and order options):

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Breaking: new Leica M-A film camera and 28mm Summilux-M f/1.4 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: May 22, 2014

Westlicht revealed the mystery  item for the “100 years of Leica” special auction: a boxed set with a new Leica M-A film camera based on the Leica MP, a Leica M Monochrom and 28mm, 35mm, 50mm Summilux lenses (including a new Leica 28mm Summilux-M f/1.4 ASPH lens, previously discussed here and here). For now the new MA and […]

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New version of the Leica 35mm f/2.0 Summicron M lens leaked in press photo?

By LR admin | Published: April 25, 2014

@bybrett @brendanlynch interesting, they do look different — Leica News & Rumors (@LeicaRumors) April 24, 2014 I came across this tweet earlier today referring to one of the Leica T press photos (above) that contains a new/not-yet-released 35mm f/2.0 Summicron M lens: For comparison, here is a picture of the current Leica 35mm f/2.0 Summicron M […]

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Lomography announced new RUSSAR+ 20mm f/5.6 lens for L39/M mounts

By LR admin | Published: April 10, 2014

Today Lomography announced their new 20mm f/5.6 RUSSAR+ ART lens for L39 and M mounts. This lens is a rebirth of the legendary 1958 Russar MR-2, the mother of all modern non-SLR super wide-angle lenses. The lens is designed by Lomography and manufactured in Russia by Zenit. The Russar+ is compatible with all L39/M mount analogue and digital cameras. […]

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Check out this one of a kind red Leica APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: March 15, 2014

Yesterday I posted a picture on social media asking for more information on the red lens attached to Dr. Kaufman’s Leica camera (original link). Thanks to all readers who informed me that this was a specially made red Leica APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens (pictured above). Maybe this lens was produced for a RED  fundraiser?

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Corrected Leica APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens starting to ship again

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2014

The $7,350 APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens is starting to ship again after a long delay – Leica had to make some adjustments to address the flare issues reported by many early adopters. The first lenses from the new batch were already spotted in Hong Kong and are expected to hit the US market by the […]

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Reminder: Leica lens price increase coming on January 1st, 2014

By LR admin | Published: December 16, 2013

A quick reminder that many Leica M lenses will be going up in price on January 1st, 2014: Lens Old price New price Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21 / f 4.0 ASPH $5,350 $5,450 18mm / f3.8 ASPH $3,195 $3,250 21mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,650 24mm / f1.4 ASPH $7,250 $7,550 24mm / f3.8 ASPH $2,595 […]

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