Leica digest #188



→ Cosina officially discontinued the Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 SC and ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 MC VM mount lenses. The Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens is still available.

 

→ Select Thypoch lenses for M-mount are now on sale at B&H Photo.



→ The new Sigma BF camera (L-mount) is now in stock at Amazon.





→ The new Peak Design Pro Tripod has raised over $3.1M on Kickstarter.



→ New Meike AF 35mm f/1.8 Pro lens for L-mount officially announced (additional informtion).



→ Xiaomi is ending its partnership with Leica to focus on its own camera technology (in the US Xiaomi phones are sold on Amazon).

→ With the latest firmware update v3.1.1, the Leica Q3 camera now supports USB-C audio recording from compatible RODE microphones.

→ RedDotForum live at Wetzlar.

→ Leica M3 black paint at the Wetzlar Camera Auctions (October 11th, 2025).

100 years of Leica event at Wetzlar.

→ The Leica 0-series No. 112 from 1923 auctioned for 7.2 million euros: the second most expensive camera ever sold.