Category Archives: Leica Lenses

Reddotcameras will have the new LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18 mm f/ 3.8 ASPH lens in their store on March 5-7:

… and it does use Leica lenses (quote from Wired): “The retro body is a rangefinder camera, which means manual focusing using the matched images familiar to anyone who has used a film rangefinder. It even takes Leica lenses, making it a passable alternative to Leica’s own M8, and cheaper at $3000. Weirdly, Epson hasn’t […]

February 18, 2009: With the LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18 mm f/ 3.8 ASPH., Leica Camera AG, Solms, expands their range of short focal-length lenses for the Leica M System, adding another compact wide-angle lens. This newly developed lens is characterized by its outstanding image quality and compact size. Another addition to the Leica rangefinder system accessories […]

Optical Formula : Number of 8 lenses in 7 groups (2 aspherical lens) Distance adjustment from 0.7m to infinity Dimension : length 48.8mm Weight : 310g Cost : 2,290 Euros ($2,956) I guess this was the new product that was going to be announced on February 20th. The question is: was that it?

Ken Rockwell wrote about “The Return of the Leica”. As with everything else, he has some valid points and some BS. Still worth reading – remember that Ken is an engineer and not a photographer – if you keep this in mind, everything will make much more sense. Today he released a review of the […]