New: Leica Q Typ 116 Australia Edition

By LR admin | Published: January 29, 2018

There is a new Leica Q (Typ 116) Australia Edition camera – only 30 pieces will be produced with a price of AUD 7,000 (around $5,600). Additional information:

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Chap Olympiad and 50mm Noctilux

By LR admin | Published: January 27, 2018

The Chap Olympiad and 50mm Noctilux by Roy James Shakespeare

The Noctilux f0.95 is a bitch of a lens to use, top heavy, cumbersome, ugly, and a little bit of a monster to control. Discipline and patience is needed to tame this beast, with love and nurturing. I like to shoot directly into the sun and prefer also to use the EVF in a ninety-degree position. Looking down as like a Rolleiflex or a Hasselblad which I used to own. The Leica and this lens is more balanced I find. The point of view less threatening and I like to exercise my back. People are probably wondering what the hell is he doing looking at the floor all the time. For moving action though I prefer the traditional rangefinder. It is much faster and as accurate of course.

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Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens now shipping

By LR admin | Published: January 25, 2018


The new Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens is now shipping. Check pricing and availability at:

Additional info on the lens can be found here and here.

The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f/2 ASPH lens will start shipping in February.

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Check out this rare Leitz 17mm f/2 fisheye lens listed on eBay for $24k

By LR admin | Published: January 25, 2018



A rare Leitz 17mm f/2 163° fisheye lens is currently listed for sale on eBay for $24,500. The lens can cover a medium format 6×6 image circle. Additional pictures:

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NASA Leica SL camera gets destroyed after being launched into space

By LR admin | Published: January 23, 2018



Here is a video of a Leica SL camera getting washed with water. The camera got damaged after being launched into space – note the NASA labels in front (more info on this project available here). See the videos below:

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Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens review

By LR admin | Published: January 21, 2018


This Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens ($899) review is from Ohm Image (additional coverage on that lens can be found here):

The below article contains the bulk of my commentary on Voigtlander’s latest, the Nokton 40mm F/1,2 ASPH for Leica M. The original article along with more photos of the lens, examples, and what amounts to a personal rant, can be found here: ohmage to the Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F/1,2 Aspherical.

Relevant links:

Previous articles I’ve published on Leica Rumors:

Three different Leica magnifiers compared (MGR Production Bresson vs. Leica vs. MS Optical)

Three different Leica magnifiers compared (MGR Production Bresson vs. Leica vs. MS Optical)

I wasn’t a 40mm guy on 26 November when my VM 40mm/F1,2 copy came in. After capturing about a thousand images of my daughter, a few of my wife, and about a dozen bokeh frames of our beloved IKEA Christmas tree, I’m ready to say that I’m still not a 40mm guy- at least not on a Leica M.

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Dpreview reviews the Handevision Iberit 35mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 20, 2018




Dpreview posted their review of the Handevision Iberit 35mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M-mount. This is their conclusion:

“In summary, the Handevision Iberit 35mm F2.4 is a good lens, which offers solid performance on the Leica M10. It’s relatively sharp in the middle and at the edges of the frame wide open, but not competitive with modern ILC lenses with even faster apertures like the Nikon full-frame 35mm F1.8G. Modern lens design has moved optics forward, naturally, but the Iberit is still a pleasant surprise for non bokeh-fanatics.”

What we like:

  • Good standard of construction
  • Pre-milled 6-bit coding template
  • Decent central sharpness wide open (becoming excellent across the frame at F5.6-8)
  • Practically no vignetting and CA, minimal distortion at normal subject distances
  • Resistant to flare

What we don’t:

  • Large (for an M-mount 35mm lens): partially blocks M10’s viewfinder
  • Soft off-axis wide open (before sharpening up again towards the edges)
  • Busy bokeh at wide apertures (especially towards the edges of the frame)
  • Distortion at close distances
  • Slight softness at close distances

Handevision Iberit lenses are sold at Adorama and B&H.

Related posts:

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