Officially announced: Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM lens for Leica M-mount


The previously rumored Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced. The US pricing is not yet available. Here are two additional pictures of the new lens from DC.Watch:



Here are the translated specifications and additional information:

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Leica S3 coming in March 2020 with a price tag of 18,600 EUR



Leica uploaded a new sales and marketing training video online (already removed) describing new details of the upcoming Leica S3 medium format camera:

The Leica S3 specifications can be found here:

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Leica M10 Monochrom sensor measurements and comparisons


PhotonsToPhotos published their sensor measurements for the latest Leica M10 Monochrom camera. Here are a few comparisons with other cameras, including the original Monochrom and the Typ 246 version (click for larger view):

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Coming soon: new Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM lens for Leica M-mount

Voigtlander will soon announce a new NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM lens for Leica M-mount – a replacement for the current model VM II version. The new lens will be priced at ¥138,000 in Japan (around $1,250) and will start shipping in March 2020.

Via Nokishita

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Josef Koudelka’s “Exiles and Panoramas” exhibition on display at the Ernst Leitz Museum

FRANCE. Hauts-de-Seine. Parc de Sceaux. 1987.

PORTUGAL. 1976.

For a limited time, fans of renowned photographer Josef Koudelka can view his most personal work on display at the Ernst Leitz Museum in Wetzlar from March 5 to August 23, 2020. The exhibition titled “Exiles and Panoramas” is inclusive of his series “Exiles” as well as panoramas he took throughout the 80s.

The motifs seen throughout the “Exiles” series are reflective of Koudelka’s life throughout the 70s and 80s living a nomadic lifestyle and the revelations this period brought him about humanity. Paying close attention to people and to contemporary history, Koudelka spent decades producing exceptional photographs that show human beings in all their vitality and vulnerability.

Please see the full press release below for further information.

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The Voigtlander lens rebates are ending tomorrow


The current Voigtlander lens rebates are ending tomorrow (they mistakenly put the year as 2019 in the above banner) – twenty different Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount are up to $250 off at Adorama and B&H:

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Announced: three new limited-edition Leica Summicron M lenses (28mm f/2, 75mm f/2, and 90mm f/2)

The previously rumored Leica limited-edition M lenses are now officially announced:

The Summicron-M 28 f/2 ASPH. Edition “Safari” wide-angle is limited to 500 units worldwide. The APO-Summicron-M 90 f/2 ASPH. Edition “Safari” portrait lens is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide. For pricing and availability, check our sponsors:

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More pictures and press release:

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