Updates, tips, and insights about used Leica lenses.
June 2026
The Leica Noctilux is the marquee "night lens" of the M system, the family of extreme-aperture primes that defined what was technically possible at the wide end of the f-stop scale. …read more
June 2026
Leica's reputation is built on its prime lenses. The Summicron, Summilux, Noctilux, and Apo-Summicron lines define what the brand is known for. …read more
June 2026
Leica's Tri-Elmar lenses are one of the most original optical designs in the M-mount catalog and one of the least understood by buyers who haven't owned one. They look like zooms. They aren't zooms. …read more
May 2026
The phone in your pocket has a camera with a wide-angle lens roughly equivalent to a 24mm or 28mm on a full-frame body. It also has a sensor that, by 2026 standards, is genuinely good: clean files at moderate ISO, surprising dynamic range …read more
May 2026
If you only know Leica through the M-mount, you might be surprised to learn that Leica also made a complete SLR system, the R-mount, from 1964 until 2009. …read more
May 2026
If you ask ten Leica M photographers which focal length they shoot most, you'll get answers from one of three numbers: 28mm, 35mm, or 50mm. …read more
May 2026
If you own a screw-mount Leica from the I, II, or III families, or are thinking about buying one, you need a 50mm lens that fits the camera. …read more
May 2026
The Leica Hektor 135mm f/4.5 was designed in 1933 and produced through the late 1950s, with final production ending around 1960. It is old. It is slow. …read more
May 2026
The traditional argument for spending nearly twice as much on a Summilux (f/1.4) compared to a Summicron (f/2) at the same focal length was simple: low-light shooting. …read more
May 2026
Look at any Leica lens price tag and the obvious question is: what justifies it? A modern Summilux-M 35mm runs around $6,300 new. A Noctilux-M 50/0.95 is $13,000. …read more
March 2026
If you're shopping for a used Leica lens, vintage optic, or high-end glass on eBay, you've probably noticed listings that seem too good to be true. A Summilux 50mm for $900 when the going rate is $3,000? …read more
February 2026
Buying a used Leica lens is one of the smartest investments a photographer can make. Leica lenses hold their value exceptionally well, and many vintage designs still produce stunning results on modern cameras. …read more
February 2026
When I first started building this site, I tried to come up with a way to normalize the lens condition ratings. Each seller has their own method for rating condition, but I thought I could get them all onto a 5-point scale ranging from …read more
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