New: 7Artsisans 50mm f/1.1 gold limited edition lens (for Leica M-mount)

By LR admin | Published: December 2, 2018



7Artsisans has a new 50mm f/1.1 gold limited edition lens for Leica M-mount:

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for November 2018

By LR admin | Published: December 2, 2018

 
  
  
These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for November 2018: Read More »

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The equipment used to test Leica M cameras

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2018

The Japanese website DC Watch has an article about the equipment used to test Leica M cameras:



In the pictures above you can see the machine called “W6” – my understanding is that only four places in the world have this 200kg machine that is used to test Leica M rangefinders: USA, Germany, China and Japan.

Next is the optical testing machine called “MTF-Master” (click for larger view):

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Highlights of the 33rd WestLicht Photographica Auction (November 2018)

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2018



The results of the 33rd WestLicht Photographica Auction that took place on November 24th, 2018 can be found here:

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Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens now in stock

By LR admin | Published: November 30, 2018


The new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for Leica M-mount is now in stock for the first time in the US & UK:

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Leica D-Lux 7 additional coverage

By LR admin | Published: November 29, 2018

Leica D-Lux 7 accessories: Adorama | B&H.



Arte di Mano half cases for Leica D-Lux (note: the Leica D-Lux Typ 109 half cases will fit the new Leica D-Lux 7).

 

Additional Leica D-Lux 7 coverage: the new Leica D-Lux 7 is made in China, the previous Type 109 model was made in Japan.

The first Leica D-Lux 7 unboxing videos:

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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 AA ASPH 11873 silver chrome prototype lens for $750,000?

By LR admin | Published: November 28, 2018



Setadel Studios currently has an eBay listing for a Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 AA silver chrome ASPH 11873 prototype lens with a price tag of $750,000. The problem here is that this same seller has listed some questionable Leica items for sale on eBay in the past: for example for the Leica M10 N08 camera prototype Leica Camera contacted me directly to confirm that they never produced such prototype model.

Is that Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 AA ASPH 11873 prototype lens real and is it worth $750k? I don’t know. What do you think?

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