Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Guest post: Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 MC lens review by Xavier Lhospice

Today’s guest post about the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 MC lens on Leica M8 is written by Xavier Lhospice: I used the Leica 50mm Summilux lens on my Leica M6/7 cameras for years. Now, that I use a digital M8 with a crop factor of 1,33x, my favorite lens became a 65 mm. I needed a 35mm […]

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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens review

I had the chance to try the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens and this is my hands-on report. General The 35mm is probably the most widely used focal length on rangefinder cameras. Leica currently offers three different 35mm lenses: Summilux (f/1.4), Summicron (f/2) and Summarit (f/2.5). The previous Summilux version had reportedly focus […]

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Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens listed as “limited stock”

Continuation of my post from yesterday: the Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens is listed as “Limited stock” in the November 2010 price list sheet that can be downloaded here. The only other item listed as limited stock is the Leica D-Lux 4 (already replaced by D-Lux 5 two months ago).

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Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens is now discontinued

Update: the Leica 24mm f/2.8 lens is listed as “limited stock” in the latest price list sheet. The Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical wide angle lens (#11878) is listed as discontinued at B&H: If you were planning to buy this lens, you can still get it from one of our sponsors: Adorama Amazon Popflash Leica SIS Reddotcameras

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Sigma to release an EVIL camera with a M mount?

I just posted this on PhotoRumors and seems that the upcoming EVIL camera from Sigma will have a M mount (unless there is an adapter between the lens and the camera – it’s hard to tell from those pictures): Update: false alarm, this is a DIY project – you can read the details here.

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Update: Leica lenses price increase

In addition to the $400 price hike for the Leica MP and M7 cameras, the following lenses will also have a price increase: Leica M 24mm / f3.8 ASPH (E46) will get a $100 price increase. Adorama and Amazon still have the old prices Most S lenses (some of them not yet available) will get an aprox. […]

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“Leica M9 dream kit” for sale on eBay for $32k

This “Leica M9 dream kit” is for sale on eBay for US $32,000.00 (£19,811.79) and contains: Leica M9 with thumbs up (new boxed) Leica SUMMICRON-M f 1:2/28 mm ASPH 6-Bit encoding (new boxed) Leica SUMMILUX f 1:1.4/35mm ASPH 6-Bit encoding (excellent) Leica NOCTILUX f 1:1/50mm (mint) Leica SUMMILUX-M f 1:1.4/50mm (mint) Leica SUMMILUX-M f 1:1.4/75mm […]

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