Category Archives: Leica Lenses

First leaked pictures of the upcoming Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: December 3, 2019

Back in 2017 I reported that Leica is working on a new Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens and today the first pictures of the upcoming lens leaked online:

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The new Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2019

The new Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for Leica M-mount is now in stock at B&H (price: $999). The lens is available in black and silver (pictured above with the silver metal rear lens caps for M-mount lenses). The lens replaces the previous 75mm f/1.8 Heliar Classic version (see review). Here is a size comparison with the […]

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The MS Optics Vario Prasma 50mm f/1.5 lens for Leica M-mount is now available also in blue and red colors

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2019

The MS Optics Vario Prasma 50mm f/1.5 lens for Leica M-mount is now also available in blue and red colors. More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be purchased at: Amazon Japan eBay Map Camera Japanexposures MKdirect Fotoborse Digifan The red and blue metal Leica M-mount lens caps would be a perfect fit […]

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The silver Leica Summarit M lenses are now discontinued

By LR admin | Published: October 28, 2019

The silver Leica M Summarit lenses are now discounted and listed as discontinued at Meister Camera in Germany:

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New Funleader LensCap 18mm f/8.0 for L-mount on Kickstarter

By LR admin | Published: October 27, 2019

A new Funleader LensCap 18mm f/8.0 for L-mount (and Sony E-mount) is now listed for funding on Kickstarter:

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Leica rumored to increase US prices on November 1st

By LR admin | Published: October 21, 2019

Leica is rumored to increase US prices on November 1st by 25%. I was told that the first price increase will impact only Leica lenses. A second price increase is expected on December 1st for compact Leica cameras. This price increase is most likely triggered by the new 25% US tax on select European products:

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH vs. the new Nikon Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2019

Today Nikon officially released the new Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 mirrorless manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount. Here is a quick size comparison with the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens: See the specifications comparison from between both lenses: Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95- weight: 700g, size: 73 x 75mm, price: $11,295 Nikon Noct 58mm f/0.95 – weight […]

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