Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Fuji X-Pro1 M-mount adapter on display at the CP+ show in Japan

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2012

As previously reported, Fujifilm will introduce an X-Pro1 adapter for Leica M-mount lenses later this year. A prototype is currently on display at the CP+ show in Japan:

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MS-Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm F/4 lens

By LR admin | Published: February 4, 2012

I have covered the MS Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II lens on this blog in the past, but I was not aware that there is also a 28mm f/4 version: This lens has been produced after over a year of research by Miyazaki san, and he has learned a lot about how to overcome problems that he […]

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Leica Noctilux DOF scale

By LR admin | Published: January 10, 2012

The press image of the Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens (on the left) that is also uploaded on Leica’s website has the incorrect DOF scale. If the lens is set to infinity, the f/16 mark should point at 5 meters and not 10 meters. As you can see from the table bellow, the DOF in this […]

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SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens with Leica M mount announced

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement: The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value Some […]

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Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free

By LR admin | Published: December 22, 2011

You can download the old 2005 version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free at this link. This 223 page version does not contain any images and it’s available as a free download with the permission of the author. Erwin Puts released a new new version of this book in August 2011.

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What’s in stock now?

By LR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

Many readers are trying to buy Leica M lenses before the price increase kicks in on January 1st, 2012. For the next few weeks I will maintain a list of all Leica M lenses that currently in stock. Right now Adorama and B&H are completely sold out of Leica M lenses – they don’t even have any Summarits […]

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RED camera + Leica M lenses

By LR admin | Published: December 3, 2011

In addition to the Leica Cinema Lenses, cinematographers can soon also use Leica M lenses on a RED camera – Pier 59 with the assistance of Leica Camera have been testing the RED DSMC Leica-M mount in New York this week. Read more on red.com and reduser.net.

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