Category Archives: Leica Lenses

The Leica Noctilux M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2018

Slow news day – here are a few pictures of the new Leica Noctilux M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens including a side-by-side size comparison with the 50mm Noctilux lens courtesy of Albert Tsai (www.alberttsaiphotography.com):

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List of upcoming MS Optics History Series lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: May 17, 2018

Together with the specifications of the MS-Optics History Prot 40mm f/6.3 (a Protar optical formula), Mr. Sadayasu Miyazakialso published a roadmap of the new lenses to follow in the so-called History Series: Dagor 40mm f/6.3 Ernostar 50mm f/1.8 Petzval 58mm f/2 Planar 50mm f/3.7 More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be […]

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7Artisans 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount now listed for sale on Amazon and eBay

By LR admin | Published: May 16, 2018

The new 7Artisans 35mm f/2 rangefinder coupled lens for Leica M-mount is now listed for sale on Amazon and eBay for $289. Here are 5 pictures comparing the 7Artisans 35mm f/2 lens the with Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 ASPH (a more detailed comparison is coming next week): A post shared by LeicaRumors 🔴 (@leicarumors) on Apr 28, 2018 […]

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New: MS Optics Petz 57mm f/2 FMC lens for Leica M-mount by Miyazaki San

By LR admin | Published: May 14, 2018

There is a new MS Optics Petz 57mm f/2 FMC lens for Leica M-mount by Miyazaki San. This is a classic Petzval style lens with a classic bokeh (4 lenses in 4 groups). Here are the details:

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Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens (part 2)

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2018

This is part 2 of the previously published guest post Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens by Onasj (see also his previous guest posts): I had the opportunity to shoot a second NBA game with the M10 and the 135 APO, this time the incredible game 2 […]

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Update: the Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens is NOT discontinued

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2018

I received several emails from dealers who after talking to Leica’s headquarter confirmed to me that the Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens is not discontinued and can still be ordered. It seems that the post from Erwin Puts who initially reported the discontinuation of the lens has also been removed. The Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens […]

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The Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens is discontinued

By LR admin | Published: May 3, 2018

Erwin Puts reports that the Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens has been discontinued: “The M-system, once the backbone of the Leitz and Leica companies, is in danger of becoming a niche product and while still being a cash cow for the company, has no future and will not generate new sales. The annual sales of […]

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