The new Zenit M camera will be in stores in Europe by the end of this year. The price will be around €5,500. You will only be able to buy the combo with the Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens. There is still no info on US pricing and availability. Here are some additional Zenit M pictures […]
In addition to the Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens that will come in a kit with the Zenit M camera, Zenit is planning to release two more lenses for Leica M-mount in the future: ZENITAR 1.0/50 and ZENITAR 2.8/21 (a new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E-mount lens has been rumored for a while). Here are some prototype pictures of the ZENITAR […]
The Zenit M now has a new dedicated website at https://zenit.camera, so maybe not a limited edition after all? The moon reference is explained as “We first photographed the reverse side of the moon on October 7, 1959“. Here are the Zenit M camera and Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens technical specifications:
Some more pictures of the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera:
The Russian website Ria News reports that the new Zenit M camera could be/is a limited edition with only 500 pieces produced: “However, this is not a limited edition with new features, but cameras in limited design, exclusive packaging with an individual number.” Circulation of this camera is extremely limited. “Only 500 pieces of Zenitar […]
I am genuinely curious here – are you going/planning to buy the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera that is based on the Leica M 240 and will be priced around 4,000-5,000 Euros with the Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens? Maybe the questions should be: are you even remotely considering to buy the new Zenit M? Anyway, here is the poll: […]
This is coming from Dpreview on the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera:
I have been reporting about the Leica – Zenit join venture for a while and today both companies officially presented a new joint production digital rangefinder camera: Zenit M (based on the Leica M Type 240) will come with a Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens (previously leaked here). Update: additional information can be found here:
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