Alongside the new 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, Brightin Star also announced a new APO 35mm f/1.7 ASPH. lens for Leica M-Mount cameras at CP+ 2026 in Japan. The APO M 35mm f/1.7 ASPH. lens is designed for Leica M-Mount rangefinder cameras and features an advanced apochromatic optical design, promising “outstanding sharpness, precise color reproduction, and effectively minimized chromatic aberration.” This is not Brightin Star’s first M-Mount lens, but it is the company’s first “traditional” offering for Leica rangefinders. The company’s only other M-Mount lens is the 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens released in 2023, an absurdly small lens that is just 21 millimeters (0.8 inches) thick. The new APO 35mm f/1.7 ASPH. is a much more typical type of lens. At first glance, it looks a lot like a lens that Leica itself may produce.…