Meyer Optik Görlitz is increasing its lens mount assist to Leica R mount, growing the variety of mounts its lenses can be found for to at the least 11 and generally as many as 12. The Leica R mount was initially launched by Leitz in 1964 and, as talked about, was discontinued in 2009. It was the digital camera mount for Leica’s 35mm SLR cameras such because the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL, and Leicafled SL2 cameras. The ultimate R-mount digital camera Leica produced was the R9 which was additionally discontinued in 2009. Meyer Optik Görlitz says it’s releasing all present lenses for Leica R cameras, apart from the Biotar 75 II, beginning as we speak. “Up to now, we’ve got repeatedly obtained inquiries from folks all for Meyer Optik who requested R-versions of our lenses. This digital camera system, which is appreciated by many however has been discontinued since 2009, remains to be extremely popular and ensures a energetic second-hand market,” says Marco Pfeiffer, Managing Director of Meyer Optik Görlitz. “The vary of lenses obtainable for these cameras may be very restricted and sadly it’s typically not potential to adapt different common lenses (e.g. M42 or C-EF) to R cameras as a result of respective flange focal distances. Attributable to this truth, we’ve got determined to supply our lenses with an native R-mount and hope to have the ability to give everybody who shoots with the R-system a pre-Christmas current.” Captured on the Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 II Meyer Optik Görlitz says that the majority o f its lenses can be found for at the least 11 mounts now and most in 12 mounts, which it says exhibits the way it as a producer goes above and past for photographers.
“Just a few producers take the additional effort concerned in producing native variations for therefore many digital camera methods. Meyer Optik Görlitz takes this unconventional method with a view to make the usage of the lenses as handy as potential,” the corporate says. Meyer Optik Görlitz has spent the final a number of years rebuilding its popularity after the model modified fingers a number of occasions by the mid 2000s which included a failed Kickstarter raised over $600,000 however didn’t ship a single lens to backers. In 2021, the corporate re-launched and promised that it was a “actual firm once more” and opened a brand new lens manufacturing facility in Hamburg, Germany. After saying a slew of lenses over the course of the subsequent two years, Meyer Optik Görlitz had a silent 2024. The corporate says this received’t final, nonetheless, and has plans for 2025. “Fully new lenses are at present being deliberate / developed and will probably be launched throughout subsequent 12 months. It stays thrilling at Meyer Optik Görlitz,” the corporate says. Picture credit: Meyer Optik Görlitz
