Leica heads for the stars – Leica SL mirrorless camera plays important role in NASA space mission On 17 August 2016, a sounding rocket from the RockSat-X program launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia, USA) – also on board was a Leica SL camera. The payload of the rocket consisted of a number of […]
I already reported that I expect Leica to announce several new SL lenses at the Photokina show this year. I am pretty sure one of the new lenses will be a Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH that will be priced at €4,800 (around $5,400). Here is the list of other SL lenses that will be announced in the […]
The Leica Sofort instant cameras are now officially announced. The US price is $299 and pre-orders are currently open at: B&H Adorama Leica Store Miami Jessops (UK) Broadway Camera (Canada) Camtec Photo (Canada) Leica Sofort features / specifications:
New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter to be announced at Photokina (for using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera):
The shipping of the Voigtländer VM 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III lens for Leica M mount is being delayed. The new release date is November. US pricing is not yet announced, but the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens is priced at $1,099 and is currently in stock. Additional information on the Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 lens can be found here.
Earlier today at 8:30pm (London time), the iconic Leica “Stammbaum” or Leica Family Tree was sold at Christie’s for a hammer price of GBP 300,000 plus the 20% buyer’s premium which equals to a total acquisition price of GBP 360,000 (EUR 425,000 or USD 475,000):
Leica Camera officially announced the Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium set that includes the Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Shipping will start in mid October 2016. The UK price is £17,500 (incl. VAT), in the US the set will cost $22,900 and pre-orders are already open at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store […]
