Many new products were released in the past 24 hours. Here is the recap: Pre-order options: New Leica products available for pre-order (updated) New Leica products: Leica M Edition 60 camera Leica M-A film rangefinder camera announced New Leica M lenses announced (silver Nocti and 35 Lux, new Summarits) Leica D-Lux camera announced Leica V-Lux camera […]
Voigtländer announced three new VM lenses for Leica M mount (check pricing and availability):
The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for M mount is now in stock (available in black and silver). Here are the basic lens specifications:
After Zeiss discontinued their Ikon film rangefinder camera last year, the Voigtlander Bessa A models are the next victims of the digital age: three different A models are listed as discontinued on Cosina’s website. The M models rangefinders are not discontinued at that point (the A models have an electronically controlled focal plane shutter, while the M […]
The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens is currently in stock in Europe and in the US at B&H ($899 for black, $1049 for silver model). Here are some sample images taken at various apertures with the Leica M9-P (see the full set of sample images on flickr):
The new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount that was announced in February at the 2013 CP+ show is now available for pre-order in B&H: Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens (Silver) Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens (Black)
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:
