Billingham adds Grey Canvas/Black Leather option to Hadley Small Pro line-up

By LR admin | Published: February 20, 2020



Billingham adds Grey Canvas/Black Leather option to the Hadley Small Pro line-up:

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The MS-Optical ISM 50mm f/1.0 F.MC lens for Leica M-mount is now available in new colors

By LR admin | Published: February 19, 2020



The MS-Optical ISM 50mm f/1.0 F.MC lens for Leica M-mount is now available in new colors: silver, metallic bronze, metallic green, wine red, and metallic blue. The price of the lens is $1,731 (pictures credit: Fotopia). Additional information:

  • 51.5mm f/1.05
  • Lens type: 7 elements in 5 groups / Gauss type
  • Coating: full multi-coating on all 10 surfaces
  • Filter: M55 reverse screw
  • Lens length: 40mm φ50
  • Weight: 178g
  • The MS-Optical ISM 50mm is the world first f/1.0 compact lens


More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be purchased at:

Some of the new lenses are a perfect match for the colored anodized metal rear caps for M-mount lenses: 
Additional pictures of the MS-Optical ISM 50mm f/1.0 F.MC lens:

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

By LR admin | Published: February 19, 2020


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

By LR admin | Published: February 18, 2020



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

By LR admin | Published: February 17, 2020


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

By LR admin | Published: February 16, 2020

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

By LR admin | Published: February 16, 2020

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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