Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical M Mount lens is currently $100 off

By LR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

The Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 aspherical lens for Leica M is currently $100 off at Adorama:

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How are Leica lenses manifactured (video)

By LR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Every Leica lens is hand-crafted and goes through meticulous manufacturing processes to uphold the quality and precision that Leica defines and customers have come to expect. In the age where technology almost inevitably means mass manufacturing, Leica products are still made with exacting precision by the hands of highly-trained technicians. This video gives you a […]

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Ricoh GXR M-mount unit presentation

By LR admin | Published: June 28, 2011

Here is a brief video demonstration of the upcoming Ricoh GXR M-mount unit: In January 2011, Ricoh announced their plans to introduce a new M-mount GXR cartridge that will take Leica M lenses without the need of an adapter. The expected specs are:

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Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens:

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Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens now official

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

Today Leica announced the new Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens (catalog# 011-145). The price is $2995 and is expected to start shipping in July 2011. The main features are: Wide angle view for architecture, street and landscape photography. Excellent image quality at full aperture. Distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration have been reduced to a minimum. […]

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Leica M9-P and Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens announcement in few hours

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

In few hours, at 5:00pm Paris time, the Leica Camera and Magnum Photos event “Past. Present. Future.” will start where the new M9-P camera plus Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens will be unveiled. I will be posting updates from the announcement as I get them on Twitter (hashtag #leicamagnumparis).

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The new Leica 21mm M ASPH lens will probably be f/3.4

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2011

A quick update on the new Leica 21mm M ASPH lens that will be announced next week with the M9-P: the aperture will probably be f/3.4 and not f/3.8 as previously reported.

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