Cosina has officially announced the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus, moving the lens from its CP+ 2026 prototype showing to a confirmed product for Leica M-mount. Shipping is expected to begin in August. The headline is physical. At 53mm in diameter, 54.8mm long, and 235 grams, this is a 90mm telephoto that behaves like a compact prime. That matters more on a rangefinder than on any other body: long M-mount lenses tend to intrude into the optical viewfinder, and a barrel this short keeps that intrusion minimal.

The Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 G Master focuses to 0.41 meters — 41 centimeters from the sensor plane, approximately 30 centimeters from the front element. At this distance and f/1.2, you are producing something between a portrait and a macro image: the subject’s face fills the frame from chin to hairline, and the depth of field is less than two centimeters. This is not a technique for comfortable distance. It is a technique for proximity as content.