Tessar. Posted March 5 Share #1  Posted March 5 Advertisement (gone after registration) I discovered this lens today, which I haven't seen mentioned on the forum here. It seems to have been released a couple of days ago and has appeared on Leica Rumours and Phillipreeve.net. reviewed by Bastian K. Leica rumours - https://leicarumors.com/2025/03/03/new-solinon-18mm-f-5-6-asph-lens-for-leica-m-mount.aspx/ Phillipreeve.net - https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-solinon-18mm-5-6-asph/ As I was looking for an affordable 24mm equivalent lens to use on my M8 I bought one immediately. I'll report back when I receive and use it.   2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Hi Tessar., Take a look here New M-Mount lens - Solinon 18mm f/5.6. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Olaf_ZG Posted March 5 Share #2  Posted March 5 14 minutes ago, Tessar. said: I discovered this lens today, which I haven't seen mentioned on the forum here. It seems to have been released a couple of days ago and has appeared on Leica Rumours and Phillipreeve.net. reviewed by Bastian K. Leica rumours - https://leicarumors.com/2025/03/03/new-solinon-18mm-f-5-6-asph-lens-for-leica-m-mount.aspx/ Phillipreeve.net - https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-solinon-18mm-5-6-asph/ As I was looking for an affordable 24mm equivalent lens to use on my M8 I bought one immediately. I'll report back when I receive and use it.   Please do so, as I would like to have a small 18mm for the m8. So very curious about your findings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessar. Posted March 5 Author Share #3  Posted March 5 I will be adding a stick-on focus tab 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trix4ever Posted March 6 Share #4 Â Posted March 6 I tried to order one but out of stock! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessar. Posted March 6 Author Share #5  Posted March 6 I noticed that this morning. They were trying to contact me through dpreview as my email address on the shopping app is out of date. I'll ask them about it when they make contact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 6 Share #6  Posted March 6 The lens arrived two days ago and I took some pictures in shopping mall afterwards. Impressed by its performance in distortion, vignetting and colour fringing/cast. ZM 18mm may be better in build quality moreover Solinon 18mm is more compact in size. The weather has been cloudy and rainy that I only have pictures taken at f/5.6 to share (as M9 does not do well with high ISO). Should weather get improved in coming days, I would like to try f/8 and or f/11 to get a better feeling about its rendering. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768143'>More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 6 Share #7  Posted March 6 Advertisement (gone after registration) M9 ISO 640 at f/5.6 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768145'>More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 6 Share #8  Posted March 6 M9 ISO 640 at f/5.6 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768148'>More sharing options...
raizans Posted March 6 Share #9  Posted March 6 Interesting! It’d be great if it worked on the Pixii without any color shift in the corners. That camera needs a good 28mm equivalent lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessar. Posted March 6 Author Share #10  Posted March 6 (edited) Mine is now shipped, but I have no further information. I guess if anyone's interested in finding out when there is new stock available, there's a web contact form here https://store.solinon.com/pages/contact I'll update when I receive it. Edited March 6 by Tessar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 7 Share #11  Posted March 7 12 hours ago, raizans said: Interesting! It’d be great if it worked on the Pixii without any color shift in the corners. That camera needs a good 28mm equivalent lens. chatted with the seller and he said Solinon 18mm has been designed with digital sensor in mind so without color shift. I use it with M9 ( old sensor technology since 2009 ) without color shift and I bet the same for Pixii. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 7 Share #12  Posted March 7 I ordered mine last Fri after reading the reviews, it showed up on Mon. night from HK only 3 days. Very small and light works well, I have only used it on my Sigma fp will post some test shots a little later tonight it's the same lens design as the Leica 18mm f 3.8 but it has two ASPH elements instead of one on the Leica lens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 8 Share #13  Posted March 8 Ok here was my test for flare  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768900'>More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 8 Share #14  Posted March 8 DC Metro Center  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768902'>More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 8 Share #15  Posted March 8 DC Metro Center Orange Line  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768903'>More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 8 Share #16  Posted March 8 DC Metro  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768904'>More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted March 8 Share #17  Posted March 8 Stopped for a beer on the way home. Note these were all handheld and shot at f 5.6   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768905'>More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 8 Share #18  Posted March 8 5 hours ago, agfa100 said: I ordered mine last Fri after reading the reviews, it showed up on Mon. night from HK only 3 days. Very small and light works well, I have only used it on my Sigma fp will post some test shots a little later tonight it's the same lens design as the Leica 18mm f 3.8 but it has two ASPH elements instead of one on the Leica lens. Solinon 18mm vs SEM 18mm vs ZM 18mm Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5768914'>More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 9 Share #19  Posted March 9 M10M at f/8.0 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5769554'>More sharing options...
swatch Posted March 9 Share #20  Posted March 9 M10M at f/8.0 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419680-new-m-mount-lens-solinon-18mm-f56/?do=findComment&comment=5769555'>More sharing options...
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