Category Archives: Leica Lenses

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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Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens now shipping in the USA

By LR admin | Published: January 31, 2013

The guys from  Dale Photo & Digital got a confirmation from Leica USA that the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is finally shipping in the US. The lens was officially announced last year, but then it was delayed. The price is $7,195.00. Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens design and technical specs:

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Voigtländer 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens hands-on video

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2013

Here is a hands-on video on the new Voigtländer 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens for M mount ($1,249.00) that was announced during Photokina and is currently in stock at B&H:

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Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens shipping this month?

By LR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

After the new APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens was delayed, Leica did not specify a new release date, but Amazon currently lists the lens as “usually ships within 2 to 4 weeks“.

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New Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f/1.8 lens now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: January 4, 2013

B&H is now taking pre-orders for the new Voigtländer 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens (M mount) that was announced during Photokina. The US price is $1,249.00.

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