The previously rumored Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced. The price in Japan is ¥225,000 (around $2,000). Shipping will start in January 2022. Pre-orders will open soon at Adorama and B&H Photo.
Update – pre-orders are now open at:
Here are the lens technical specifications:
The Leica Q2 Reporter camera release today pretty much eliminated any potential Leica M11 camera announcement before the end of the year.
In addition, I also received some reliable information that the new Leica M11 camera will be officially announced in January, 20122.
The picture above is taken from the new Leica M11 Facebook Group.
Here is the updated list of rumored Leica M11 specifications:
DxO released new versions of several of their photo editing software packages (all DxO software products are currently up to 30% off until the end of December – use coupon code HOLIDAYDXO):
The new Capture One 22 is now officially released and available. You can download Capture One 22 directly from B&H Photo. For a complete list of all Capture One products and licensing options click here. The pricing information is available here. Capture One learning videos can be found here. The new version includes several new features like Panorama Stitching, HDR Merging, AI Auto Rotate, and wireless tethering (see this blog post for details).
The new ON1 Photo RAW 2022.1 photo editor will be officially released on December 20th. This update will not be a minor maintenance release but a major version with several new features and enhancements (see sneak peeks and this blog post for details).
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Today Leica officially released the previously rumored Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green finish (the camera was announced a month ago). Here are the details (see RedDotForum for more info):
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Press release:
Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount in January 2022 according to Nokishita (see the leaked picture above). Currently, there are two Voigtlander Nokton 50mm lenses for M-mount – one with f/1.2 and one with f/1.5 apertures (they used to have also the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1). Stay tuned for additional information.
The SPINN CP.02 camera carry system already raised over $70k on Kickstarter with 30 more days to go:
The system is compatible with Leica CL / SL / SL-2 / SL-2S / Q-2 cameras. The company is based in Munich, Germany (more information is available here).
Additional ;pictures:
For a limited time TTartisan is offering 15% off on their lenses for Leica M-mount (offer valid only at the official TTartisan online store – they do offer international shipping):
