In a press release dated July 17, 2008, Cosina Voigtlander introduced (or should I say, reintroduced) a new lens for the Leica M-mount: the CV Ultron 28 mm F2.
Based off of the now discontinued Ultron 28/1.9 LTM (Leica Thread Mount), the Ultron 28/2 is available only in black, adds a focusing tab that its predecessor lacked, and uses a 46 mm filter size.
| Available Specs |
| Focal Length: | 28 mm |
| Lens Assembly: | 10 Elements in 8 groups |
| Aperture Range: | f2 - f22 |
| Min. Focusing Distance: | .7 meters |
| Weight: | 244g (8.6 oz) |
| Filter Size: | 46 mm |
| Estimated Availability: | Mid August 2008 |
Pricing is not available at this time, however, Stephen Gandy over at
Cameraquest is accepting pre-orders with a deposit of $100USD.
It is unknown at this time whether the lens will maintain the aspherical lens element of its predecessor or whether the M-mount will bring up the correct framelines on a Leica M8. One would assume that since the Leica M8 is the only digital M-mount rangefinder currently in production that CV would set the mount up correctly for it.
Regardless of any potential mount issues, this introduction bodes well for the continued life of the Leica M8 and its successors by providing high quality, lower cost alternative to expensive Zeiss and astronomical Leica glass.
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