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New third-party lenses for Leica L-mount announced

→ The previously reported Meike 85mm f/1.8 Pro series full-frame lens for L-mount is now available for order. Additional information: The new Meike 85mm f/1.8 Pro full-frame lens (E/Z/L) is now available to order for $339 → Venus Optics officially announced the previously reported world’s first Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 zoom + shift lens for L-mount. […]

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Some last moment holiday deals

→ The new Capture One Pro 22 is now on sale for $209.30 (original: $299.00, 30% off) – the offer ends December 24th at 4:30 pm EST. → All holiday savings and rebates in one place → 7artisans lens sale: up to 20% off (international shipping available). → For a limited time, Lifepixel is offering 25% […]

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Upcoming 7artisans and TTartisan lenses for Leica M-mount: 28mm f/5.6, 35mm f/1.4 Double ASPHERICAL (AA), and more

7artisans is working on two new lenses for Leica M-mount: 7artisans 28mm f/5.6 lens (see above picture of the prototype lens) 7artisans 35mm f/2 lens (the new version will be much better than the current model) TTartisan is working on several new lenses for Leica M and L mounts: TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica […]

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The 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount is now available in three new colors

The 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount is now available in four different color combinations (note: this lens is not rangefinder coupled, additional technical information is available here): black black and gold silver and black silver and gold All four versions are now available for sale at the Photo Rumors Online Store with free […]

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Just announced: new 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 lens for M-mount

The previously rumored 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 lens for M-mount is now officially announced – check PhotoRumors.com for additional information (sample photos, specifications, lens design, MTF and distortions charts). Please note that this lens is not rangefinder coupled. Additional pictures of the new lens:

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7Artisans announced a new 50mm f/1.05 full-frame mirrorless manual focus lens for L-mount

      7Artisans announced a new 50mm f/1.05 full-frame mirrorless manual focus lens for L-mount. Additional information on the new lens (technical information, MTF chart, sample photos, and more) can be found over at PhotoRumors.

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TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 vs. 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 lenses comparison (video)

Several readers have asked me about a comparison between the TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 lens and the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 lens. I was postponing the comparison because I wanted to do it with the new 40MP Leica M10R camera (I just received it, thanks PopFlash). While waiting, here is a video comparing both lenses:

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7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 vs. Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 lens comparison

Here is a quick side by side comparison between the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 lens priced at $430 and the latest version of the Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens priced at around $6,000 (special thanks to the always helpful Vi Vante for providing the limited edition 35mm Summilux lens used in this test): The JPG photos were not […]

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