Category Archives: Leica Lenses

What changed in the new Leica 35mm Summilux lens

By LR admin | Published: May 9, 2010

The new 35mm Summilux lens will have a floating element that will be based on the latest 0,95 Noctilux lens (not like the floating element in the current 50mm Summilux lens). This will eliminate the focus shift and will guarantee high performance even at close focusing distance. The new lens will have a rectangular, full-metal screw lens hood like the one […]

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Breaking news: the new Leica 35 Summilux f/1.4 is here!

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2010

Update: the “what’s new” entry was removed from Leica US website. The new 35 Lux on Leica’s official site – there is a small entry on the new 35 Lux lens in the “What’s New” section on Leica US website. From there the link goes to the PDF document download section which still lists the […]

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Dcviews.com thinks the new Leica 35mm Summilux-M was released today

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2010

Dcviews has this article on their main page with today’s date (May 8th, 2010): The shown picture is of  the current 35 Lux model (see images of the rumored new 35 Lux lens here – it has 15 feet and 7 meters marks, the old model has 30 feet and 10 meters marks). Dcviews has […]

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What happened to the new 35mm Summilux lens?

By LR admin | Published: April 23, 2010

No, the new 35mm Summilux lens is not officially announced yet. The pdf brochure is now removed from one of the international Leica sites that leaked it earlier this week. The availability date on the document was listed as “End of March 2010”. The leaked 35 lux pdf document was labeled as “info#9” and was created before […]

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Breaking news: the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4

By LR admin | Published: April 21, 2010

This link was first posted on the RFF – the official pdf for the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 lens (Update: the PDF file was removed): The new SUMMILUX-M 35mm/f1.4 ASPH. is setting new standards in the important class of high-speed wide angle lenses. The optical design has been optimised for the use in combination […]

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Used Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH) for $2,499.00

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4, 6 bit coded, model 11868 lens (black) is now available on eBay for $2,499.00 (“buy it now” option) – update: this is not the last, ASPH version of that lens.

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Leica cinema lenses set of eight: $178,000

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

This is the official response I received from BandPro on the price and availability of the Leica cinema lenses: “They will originally come in a set of 8 lenses and will begin delivering in the last quarter of 2010. The price for the set of 8 is $178,000 and Band Pro is currently accepting a […]

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