The following lenses are discontinued, but still in stock
M 12/5.6 - discontinued late 2019
M 35/1.2 V2 - Replaced by V3
M 35/1.4 MC - Replaced by V2
M 35/1.4 SC - Replaced by V2
M 35/1.7 Chrome
M 35/1.7 Black
M 50/1.1 - Replaced by 50/1.2
M 50/1.5 Chrome
M 50/1.5 Black
M 75/1.8 - Replaced by 75/1.5
M 12/5.6 - discontinued late 2019
M 35/1.2 V2 - Replaced by V3
M 35/1.4 MC - Replaced by V2
M 35/1.4 SC - Replaced by V2
M 35/1.7 Chrome
M 35/1.7 Black
M 50/1.1 - Replaced by 50/1.2
M 50/1.5 Chrome
M 50/1.5 Black
M 75/1.8 - Replaced by 75/1.5
Erik van Straten
Mentor
I didn't know that these were discontinued, but aren't they replaced by new types?
Erik.
aizan
Mentor
A hint that there will be a new 50/1.5 announced soon? One with a focusing tab, I hope.
I'm still crossing my fingers for a tiny 28/2.8.
I'm still crossing my fingers for a tiny 28/2.8.
gavinlg
Mentor
A hint that there will be a new 50/1.5 announced soon? One with a focusing tab, I hope.
I'm still crossing my fingers for a tiny 28/2.8.
I have money waiting for both of these. That Sony mount APO-lanthar 50mm would be tasty in M mount...
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
A hint that there will be a new 50/1.5 announced soon? One with a focusing tab, I hope.
I'm still crossing my fingers for a tiny 28/2.8.
Both 50 1.5 and 35 1.7 VMs are very good optically. 35 1.7 I had was as good as Leica 35 2.5 I have. 50 1.5 was also good on BW. But this vintage look instead of functionality turned me off. Even older LTM versions are less masochistic.
28 2.8 ASPH VM would be awesome. I don't want to overpay for Leica anymore.
Erik van Straten
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I found that the 50mm f/1.5 suffered from barrel distortion, but the 35mm f/1.7 was extremely good; the lens is only a bit heavy and big (chrome version).
The Nokton 50mm f/1.1 is a wonderful lens. Much better than the Noctilux 50mm f/1.
Leica M5/Ultron-M 35mm f/1.7/TMY400-2/AdoxMCC110
Erik.
The Nokton 50mm f/1.1 is a wonderful lens. Much better than the Noctilux 50mm f/1.
Leica M5/Ultron-M 35mm f/1.7/TMY400-2/AdoxMCC110
Erik.
Huss
Mentor
f.hayek
Well-known
There’ll probable be the 2/50 APO in M mount instead of the f/1,5.
james.liam
Well-known
It is kind of odd. They're usually pretty quick releasing the M mount within months. Maybe the supply chain issues with the Wuhan virus affected their timeline. Lloyd Chambers gushed over the Sony version. Can't remember the last time he repeated 'Wow' so many times in one review.
As for a VM 2,8/28; I asked Head Bartender once and he seemed to strongly doubt that. Cosina didn't revive the 2,5/50 despite its acclaim. They don't appear to look back; once done, it's done (like the famed SL APO's 2,5/125 and 4/180) and instead move on to something new.
Hogarth Ferguson
Well-known
Is there any chance you'll update your site one day? It is so annoying to navigate.
aizan
Mentor
Please make this happen, Mr. K.!
gavinlg
Mentor
Yes, the nokton 50 is very nice optically but those ergonomics are actually borderline cruel 😂
Bill Blackwell
Leica M Shooter
Voigtlander M mount lenses are generally very good (I own several), but I wholeheartedly disagree about the 50mm f/1.1 Nokton. I've owned two or three samples and sold each one in turn because I simply couldn't warm up to it (I kept going back to it thinking it was "sample variation" - well, it wasn't). Although the Nokton is technically sharper wide open, the Noktilux is far superior (IMHO) as to character and OOF renditions ("bokeh") - it just produces that dreamy gradual separation you can't get from the Nokton.
Wish I still owned the Noctilux; I sold mine as the prices were rising toward the end of its production just prior to the release of the current .95 version; with the release of the newer model I didn't think the high prices on the f/1 version would hold (boy, was I wrong about that!!).
I haven't tried the 50mm f/1.2 Nokton yet - but I will eventually.
+1
Erik van Straten
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But you won't get any sharpness from the Noctilux f/1 @ f/1, only unsharpness and a whole lot of vignetting.
Erik.
The 50/1.5 black M Nokton has a much more traditional look and handling than the M chrome version, which was modeled after the original 1954 Leica screw mount Nokton.
gavinlg
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It’s that stiff, sharply scalloped focussing ring that got me. Maybe as it’s used the focussing ring eases up but I personally found myself constantly thinking about the ergonomics as I used it rather than it being effortless. Those exact optics with a focussing tab and slightly shorter throw would be schmick.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I had black one. Just as written above, stiff focus, odd focus ring with sharp things and self unscrewing hood.
Passaloutre
Newbie
Very strange, that's the most natural-feeling lens I've used on any camera. Love the scalloped focus ring and soft-click of the aperture ring.
You're not wrong for disliking it, I just think it's funny how different things please different people.
Archiver
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@Stephen - do you know why the Ultron 35/1.7 has been discontinued? Was it not popular enough? I don't really see how it's been superseded by the f1.4 v2 or f1.2 v3. They are very different lenses.
Erik van Straten
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I haven't tried it either; even worse is the fact that I've never seen any pictures with that lens!
I will try Flicker to find some: https://www.flickr.com/groups/3200061@N23/pool/
Not bad at all, but I will not change my f/1.1 for it.
Erik.