→ Meike announced a new AF 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ MIX full-frame lens for L-mount available in three different colors (additional information).
→ The Mandler 35mm f/2 “Seven Elements” lens for Leica M/LTM mount is still in stock.
→ Some Sandsik and Lexar memory cards are on sale (see full list).
→ There is a new Leica-focused project/website called Red Dot Field Guide – a growing resource covering Leica cameras, used prices, release history, and related editorial features.
→ Upcoming destination workshops from Leica Store Miami.
→ New: AKuser BE thumb rests for Leica M11/M10 cameras available in three different variations: silver damascus steel stainless, titanium frost gray, and titanium frost silver.
→ Xiaomi and Leica Camera AG announced a new Xiaomi 17T series of smartphones (in the US, Xiaomi phones are sold on Amazon). Leica views photography as the capture of real moments, making generative AI incompatible with its heritage-driven M-series cameras, but the company believes that generative AI and computational features make perfect sense for smartphones like the new Xiaomi 17T Pro.
→ In some countries, Leica is applying a massive surcharge to service “out-of-region cameras”.
→ How Mark Mann photographs icons.
