Category Archives: Leica M

Leica M digital rangefinder

Leica M camera with built-in EVF rumored again (Leica RM?)

I have been reporting rumors about a new Leica M camera with a built-in electronic viewfinder since 2019. It seems that we may be getting closer to the official announcement of such a camera. The Leica RM (not sure if this is the final name) is expected next year (2022) but we may get some […]

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A new cheap Leica M film camera is rumored for 2021

Leica is rumored to announce a new (cheaper) Leica M film rangefinder camera in 2021 – something similar to the Leica M6 TTL that you can buy today on eBay for around $2,00-$3,000 (above is a picture of my own 0.58 M6 TTL I bought dirt cheap years ago with a red cap from the […]

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The Leica M7 camera is now officially discontinued

Leica M7 camera with 21mm f:3.4 Super Elmar lens

The Leica M7 camera is now officially discontinued. The M7 is currently in stock at B&H and Amazon, but once sold out, it will no longer be produced by Leica Camera. The Leica MP and Leica M-A remain the only film cameras in the current Leica’s lineup. The Leica M7 was introduced 15 years ago:

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Leica M & SL trade-up promotions from Leica Store Miami

Upgrade to the Leica M10 and receive 90% of market value for your current digital M Leica Store Miami is offering a limited-time trade-in promotion towards the purchase of a new M10 digital rangefinder. Normally, they offer 80% of fair market value for Leica trade-in gear. However, between now and March 31, 2018 you can receive […]

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New firmware for all Leica M cameras released, new Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens rumors

The first news is that Leica released a new firmware update for all of their Leica M cameras with added support for the latest two lenses: Support for the new Thambar-M 90 f/2.2 Support for the new Noctilux-M 75 f/1.25 ASPH A Bug, that lead to occasional underexposure when using a flash unit, was fixed (for […]

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Kipon adapters for Leica M and SL mounts

Kipon now has a full set of adapters for Leica M and SL mounts (picture above: Summilux cinema lens + IB/E S35-FF 8K expander + KIPON PL-SL + Leica SL camera):

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Additional information on the Leica M 240 and Monochrom camera + lens deals (up to $2,000 in savings)

Some additional information from Leica Store Miami on the new Leica M camera + lens bundles/deals that were announced last week: Option 1: save $1,750 when you purchase any of the following lenses with either a Leica M 240, Leica M-P 240 or Leica Monochrom 246: Leica Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH, black Leica […]

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