ISO 3200, f/6.8 with 50mm f/1 lens
ISO 2500, f/4.0 with 35mm f/1.4 lens
ISO 2000, f/2.8 with 60mm f/2.8 lens (with R-adapter)
Leica Camera uploaded some sample images from the new Leica M camera (pre-order options) on their website. You can download the full size JPG and DNG files from this link (under the “performance proof” link). Unless there is a delay, the new M should start shipping at the end of February.
LEICA CAMERA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2013 OSKAR BARNACK AWARD
Entries may be submitted online through March 1, 2013
Solms, Germany (February 5, 2013) – Leica Camera AG announces the commencement of the 2013 Leica Oskar Barnack Award and invites professional photographers to submit entries to this prestigious international photography competition. Applications and photographic projects are now being accepted online through March 1, 2013 at www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com. The winners of the 2013 Leica Oskar Barnack Award and Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award will be announced over the course of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie festival held in Arles, France July 1-7, 2013.
Voigtländer 50mm f/1.5 ASPH lens for Leica M mount (photo: gqtuazon)
During the 2013 CP+ show in Japan, Voigtländer quietly announced a new Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount based on their classic L39 design from the 1950s (see eBay listings, images on flickr). The US price of the lens is $899 for the black version and $1049 for the silver model. Here are the lens specs:
Fast+Prime released new half case for Leica M cameras called “Tank“:
The guys from Dale Photo & Digital got a confirmation from Leica USA that the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is finally shipping in the US. The lens was officially announced last year, but then it was delayed. The price is $7,195.00.
Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens design and technical specs:
Leica Camera posted on their blog several images taken with the new Leica M ($6,950) by Jean Gaumy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On Facebook Leica confirmed that those images were taken with the new M:
“The blog will follow Jean Gaumy as he revisits Kyrgyzstan on a photographic journey with the new Leica M. In episode 1, he spends a day in Bishkek, the capital”
