Tag Archives: Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount

I am confused: the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera is designed in Russia, made in… Germany?

By LR admin | Published: September 26, 2018

This is coming from Dpreview on the new Zenit M digital rangefinder camera:

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Zenit and Leica present joint production camera (Zenit M with Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens)

By LR admin | Published: September 26, 2018

I have been reporting about the Leica – Zenit join venture for a while and today both companies officially presented a new joint production digital rangefinder camera:  Zenit M (based on the Leica M Type 240)  will come with a Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens (previously leaked here). Update: additional information can be found here:

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More Zenit – Leica collaboration rumors: new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

The Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount listed in their catalog (pictured above). I already reported rumors about this lens last year. Here is what we know so far: Weight 740 grams Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups Filter size: 72 mm The information comes from the Russian […]

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Rumors: the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition based on the Leica M9, new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: October 1, 2017
Fake Russian Leica M camera

Another very interesting report from ZenitCamera.com (see also previous related posts) – the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition version based on the Leica M9. The Zenit D1 could launch with several new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount. My understanding is that another Zenit D11 model will also be released, […]

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