The new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount is now shipping


The new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount is now shipping and is currently in stock at Jo Geier in Austria. In the US the lens can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo. Additional information can be found here:

Announced: Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount

The previous version of the Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 21mm f/3.5 lens is currently $150/19% off at Adorama:



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Some last moment holiday deals


The new Capture One Pro 22 is now on sale for $209.30 (original: $299.00, 30% off) – the offer ends December 24th at 4:30 pm EST.



All holiday savings and rebates in one place



7artisans lens sale: up to 20% off (international shipping available).




→ For a limited time, Lifepixel is offering 25% off any infrared or other camera conversions with coupon code Holiday2021 or $100 off on their already converted cameras with coupon code Camera2021. You can read about the different types of conversions here.


25% off all ToazLabs products
15% off TopazLabs products with code RUMORS15
30% off all DxO products with code HOLIDAYDXO
10% off ON1 products with code NIKONRUMORS
$10 off Skylum products with code LEICARUMORS
Luminar holidays sale
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Many of the new Leica brand accessories are now in stock at Leica Store Miami


Many of the new Leica brand accessories are now in stock at Leica Store Miami (previously reported here):


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The new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order



The new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order:

Additional information on the new lens can be found here:

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Leica M11 “What makes a legend” event scheduled in France for January 7th


I already reported that the Leica M11 camera is expected to be officially announced on January 13th, 2022 based on the multiple events organized across the US by Leica Camera (MiamiBostonWashington, Bellevue, and more).

It seems that there is another invitation going around in Europe for a Leica event under the same “What makes a legend?” slogan on January 7th, 2022 (see screenshot above). This invitation could be for the internal Leica M11 presentation. Either way, we should see the new Leica M11 in the first two weeks of 2022.

Here are the updated/rumored Leica M11 specifications (another set of M11 specifications is available at the Leica M11 Facebook Group):

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Converted Contax G 45mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount by Funleader



Here is a quick hands-on report on the new converted Contax G 45mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount by Funleader that was announced last month (for a limited time the lens is 5% off with coupon code 5SALES):

Pros

  • Excellent build quality
  • Completly new housing
  • Available in black and silver
  • Smooth focusing and aperture rings
  • Small and light design
  • Limited availability
  • Vintage Zeiss optics appeal
  • Rangefinder-coupled
  • Clicked aperture
  • The lens triggers the 50mm frame lines
  • The 50mm frame lines are working fine for a 45mm lens
  • A good fit for the Leica CL film camera
  • Nice metal lens cap
  • The lens can focus at 65cm (70cm according to the specs)
  • Non-destructive conversion – the image quality was not impacted
  • No barrel distortion
  • No flare was noticed while I used the lens
  • Excellent sharpness, especially in the middle of the frame, even when wide open
  • Unique bokeh that could also be a con
  • The original lens was made in Japan (back in the days when Japan still produced lenses)
  • Viewfinder obstruction is almost non-existing:

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The TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 APS-C macro lens is now available also for Leica L-mount



The TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 APS-C macro lens is now available also for Leica L-mount:

Additional information on the lens can be found here:

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