New Cosina Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm f5.6 aspherical II lens

Japanese websites DigitalCamera.jp and DC Watch have the news of a new Cosina Voigtlander lense, the ULTRA WIDE-HELIAR 12mm F5.6 Aspherical II. You can complete the computer-translated triplet at the Cosina website.

The lens will go for 85,000 yen and the 12mm viewfinder M that matches it is sold separately for another 34,500 yen.

The big question is however, will anyone make a more affordable and generally available digital rangefinder? And will the popularity of M43rds and other EVILs encourage or discourage the launch of non-Leica digital rangefinders?

And we close our Japanese excursion with a translation funny: The "larva of vegetable" - a Kodak special edition digi-frame.