Light Lens Lab’s Upcoming 75mm f/2 SP-II Lens

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Light Lens Lab says its upcoming 75mm f/2 SP-II for Leica M-mount has now reached the final prototype stage, and production is just around the corner. The company plans to start building the lens once it finishes shipping its current backlog of the 35mm f/1.4 Aspherical “11873,” which should be wrapped up in March. Preorders for the new 75mm are scheduled to open on March 1.

This lens has been a long time coming. Light Lens Lab first teased the 75mm f/2 SP-II back in 2023 as part of its goal to gradually fill out the SP-II lineup with more focal lengths. Like the existing 50mm f/2 SP-II, the new lens is inspired by the classic Cooke Speed Panchro Series II 75mm T2.2 cinema lens. Optically, it sticks to a Double-Gaussian layout with apochromatic elements, using eight elements in five groups and a 12-blade aperture. The idea is to keep the vintage-leaning rendering while still delivering strong resolution when needed.

Based on early sample images from pre-production units, the lens behaves much like you would expect. At f/2, it shows smooth transitions, noticeable character, and some cat’s-eye bokeh toward the edges. Stop it down to f/2.8 or further, and you get much higher sharpness across the frame. One interesting technical detail is that the lens covers a 44×33mm image circle, making it adaptable to Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad X cameras. It focuses down to 0.7m, weighs about 310g, and measures 73mm long. Pricing is set at $749 for a chrome version and $799 for black paint, with deliveries expected to begin around March 20.