This is bad news. Cosina have listed the Nokton 35/1.2 as officially discontinued. Which means prices will go insane once leftover stock will be sold out.

So, if you were fondling with that lens, get one now. You might not want to wait much longer …

I really don’t understand why they discontinued such a great lens. But then, they also discontinued the 50/1.5 Nokton, which is also a great lens. But maybe this means something new and even more exciting is going to come?

Edit: A fellow dpreview Leica Talk Forum user suggested their reason for not producing the lens any longer could be that it was no longer “economically feasible”. Whatever that means in this special case …

UPDATE: As per this post to dpreview’s Leica Talk forum, the reason for discontinuance of the lens in that the aspheric lens element which is used in the Nokton 35/1.2 is no longer available. However, Cosina are allegedly working on a new Nokton 35/1.2 II with a different aspherical element. The new lens is expected to be released this summer. So, not so bad news after all, huh?