SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens with Leica M mount announced

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement:

  • The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value
  • Some changes were done in order to use the lens on RED Epic and ARRI Alexa cameras

For comparison, here is the Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95:

Here are some samples taken with a pre-production SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95, Canon 50mm-f/95, Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 and Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 lenses:

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Happy New Year!

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

bokeh made by the new 35mm Summilux-M

Happy New Year and thanks for being a reader!

Those were the most popular LeicaRumors posts for 2011:

  1. Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX 5 image comparison
  2. Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 comparison review
  3. Leica M10 camera concept
  4. Some interesting thoughts on the Leica M10 (29MP sensor, hybrid viewfinder, live view, video recording, MAESTRO processor?)
  5. Leica M10 wish list
  6. The upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera resembles Leica M9
  7. Interesting interview with Stefan Daniel
  8. Leica D-Lux 6 may have a larger sensor
  9. The story of the 350kg stainless steel “Fake Leica”
  10. Leica has a surprise for next year
Stay tuned tomorrow for an interesting product release.
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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for December 2011

By LR admin | Published: December 30, 2011

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for December 2011:

  1. Brief history of Leica Camera AG
  2. Leica V-Lux 3 camera is now officially announced
  3. RED camera + Leica M lenses
  4. “The Thumbie” is a cheaper alternative to ThumbsUp
  5. Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free
  6. Leica V-Lux 3 now available for pre-order
  7. New firmware update 2.0 for Leica D-Lux 5
  8. Leica to release new firmware version 1.176 for M9/M9-P tomorrow
  9. Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens now shipping in the US
  10. Leica V-Lux 3 now in stock
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How (not) to paint your Leica M9 pink

By LR admin | Published: December 25, 2011

Watch this horrifying video where Kai from DigitalRev paints a Leica M9 camera pink:

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Leica V-Lux 3 now in stock

By LR admin | Published: December 24, 2011

The new Leica V-Lux 3 camera is now in stock at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and Popflash.

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Happy Holidays!

By LR admin | Published: December 23, 2011

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Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free

By LR admin | Published: December 22, 2011

You can download the old 2005 version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free at this link. This 223 page version does not contain any images and it’s available as a free download with the permission of the author. Erwin Puts released a new new version of this book in August 2011.

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