Tag Archives: Noctilux

The latest Leica lens rumors

By LR admin | Published: May 6, 2020

The latest Leica lens rumors I received from a source (Google translated):

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Comparing the TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens with the Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens

By LR admin | Published: January 10, 2020

TTartisan posted on Facebook a quick comparison of the upcoming TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount and the exiting Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens. You can guess/vote on which picture is taken with what lens and the results will be posted on January 12th (click for larger view, full-resolution images available here):

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$1,300 iPhone 11 Pro vs. $20,000 Leica, can you tell the difference?

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2019

Like it or not, this is where the future of photography is going – $1,300 iPhone 11 Pro vs. $20,000 Leica setup, can you tell the difference?

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH vs. the new Nikon Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2019

Today Nikon officially released the new Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 mirrorless manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount. Here is a quick size comparison with the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens: See the specifications comparison from between both lenses: Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95- weight: 700g, size: 73 x 75mm, price: $11,295 Nikon Noct 58mm f/0.95 – weight […]

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Leica M10 prototype with 50 Noctilux lens listed for sale on eBay for $35k

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2018

  A silver Leica M10 prototype camera #N08 is currently listed for sale on eBay by Setadel Studios together with a matching 50mm Noctilux f/0.95 ASPH with the same serial number (N08). The price is $34,995. Update – this camera is fake: Warning: the Leica M10 N08 camera prototype listed for sale on eBay for $35k is […]

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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 […]

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New firmware for all Leica M cameras released, new Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens rumors

By LR admin | Published: November 29, 2017

The first news is that Leica released a new firmware update for all of their Leica M cameras with added support for the latest two lenses: Support for the new Thambar-M 90 f/2.2 Support for the new Noctilux-M 75 f/1.25 ASPH A Bug, that lead to occasional underexposure when using a flash unit, was fixed (for […]

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica M, Leica M Typ 262, Leica M-D Typ 262, Leica M-P Typ 240, Leica M10 | Also tagged , | 26 Comments