Category Archives: Leica Lenses

New ExperimentalOptics 35mm f/2.7 pancake lens for Leica M-mount on Kickstarter

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2018

New ExperimentalOptics 35mm f/2.7 full frame pancake lens for Leica M mount is now listed for funding on Kickstarter:

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Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount US price and shipping date

By LR admin | Published: August 30, 2018

The US price of the new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount will be $899. Shipping in Japan will start on September 13th. Additional information on that lens can be found here. Update: Popflash is now also taking pre-orders.

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Leica Elpro E52 close up lens set announced

By LR admin | Published: August 9, 2018

Leica announced the previously rumored Elpro E52 close up lens set. The Leica Elpro set consists of two elements with multilayer antireflective coating that attach to a lens like a filter and reduce the minimum focusing distance when shooting. Adapters for 46mm and 49mm lenses are also included: “Excited to share that Leica Camera has […]

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Rumors: new Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 Asph lens coming at Photokina in September

By LR admin | Published: July 25, 2018

In the past few days I have been busy reporting on the upcoming Nikon full frame mirrorless camera. Here are some fresh Leica rumors: the previously rumored Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 Asph lens is expected to be released/shown at the 2018 Photokina show in September. Shipping is expected to start in Q1/2019. Several different designs were considered […]

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A complete 3D photography solution for the modern Leica M camera

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2018

A complete 3D photography solution for the modern Leica M is by Onasj: I became interested in developing a 3D photography (stereophotography) capturing and viewing solution for the modern Leica digital M—one that does not require special glasses or projectors, or crossing your eyes.  This quest was ultimately successful, and I’ve been really impressed with the quality […]

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Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 lens hands-on review

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2018

I worked on that review a while back and for some reason I never published it online. The Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 lens has been discontinued for a while (replaced by the Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.4) and I no longer even own that lens (upgraded to the excellent and expensive 90mm Summicron-M). I will still publish […]

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New Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount announced

By LR admin | Published: July 19, 2018

Cosina officially released their new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount (it was officially announced in early 2018). The suggested retail price in Japan (excluding tax) is ¥135,000 (around $1,200). The official US price is not yet announced (check B&H and Adorama). Shipping is expected to start in September 2018. The lens hood […]

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