Category Archives: Leica Lenses

New Lailens 50mm f/1.1 (M-mount) and 35mm f/1.9 (L39 mount) lenses from China

By LR admin | Published: June 3, 2025

There is a new Chinese lens manufacturer called Lailens (www.leicalens.com), and they have already released their first lens with plans for a second one:

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Another online sighting of the rumored Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: June 2, 2025

There is another online sighting of the rumored Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH lens: The new Noctilux-M 1:1.2/35 ASPH is rumored to be announed in July. The next Leitz Auction will take place on June 27th in Wetzlar, and the 2025 Leica Experience Days will be July 11-13 – plenty of opportunities to release a new […]

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Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount review

By LR admin | Published: May 29, 2025

Fred Miranda published his review of the new Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount (now available for order at B&H Photo & Foto Erhardt):

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The new Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 IV and 50mm f/1.2 II Aspherical lenses will be officially released tomorrow

By LR admin | Published: May 22, 2025

The new Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical IV and NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical II lenses will be officially released tomorrow (May 23). For pre-orders, check B&H Photo, Foto Erhardt, and WEX Photo. Previous coverage:

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Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.5 “Z21” lens for Leica M-mount now available

By LR admin | Published: May 21, 2025

Light Lens Lab officially released their new 50mm f/1.5 Z21 lens for Leica M-mount (previously reported here), based on the iconic Angenieux Type S21 50mm f/1.5. The lens can be purchased directly from the LLL website, eBay, or from PopFlash in the US. Additional information (see also this page):

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Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: May 20, 2025

A member of the Leica forum discovered that his photos were wrongly marked in the FOTOS app as taken with a “Noctilux-M 1:1.2/35 ASPH” lens: I installed Firmware 2.2.2 into my Leica M11 and M11 Mono. Everything seemed to be working fine until I attached my 35mm Summicron-M f/2 V4. My Lens Detection on both […]

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Another Leica 35mm f/2 Cron 7-element replica from China: Mandler 35mm f/2 lens for M-mount

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2025

There is a new Mandler 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount from China that is a replica and a complete reproduction of the optical formula of the original Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 seven-element lens. The name “Mandler” is a tribute to Walter Mandler, who designed many legendary Leica lenses. Mandler is expected to launch another […]

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