New price drop on the Leica Sofort instant film cameras:
→ Mint color: $249.99 at B&H | $257 at Adorama (+ free Leica Sofort color film double pack)
→ Orange color: $257 at B&H and Adorama (+ free Leica Sofort color film double pack)
→ White color: $259 at B&H and $279 at Adorama (+ free Leica Sofort color film double pack)
The Leica Sofort prices on Amazon are similar.
PhotoRumors published a picture of what appears to be the upcoming Zenit D1 mirrorless camera that was rumored to be designed together with Leica. The only known specifications are 42.4MP BSI CMOS sensor without AA filter with 50-25,600 ISO range. The official announcement should be in the next few days.
I am still not 100% sure the leaked picture is legit, but the design looks very similar to the Leica SL.
Update: I think this is a fake – I just found the original Leica SL product picture:
Here are the fake pictures of the Zenit D1 mirrorless camera:
With the new world record price of 2.4 million Euro (2 million hammer price plus premium) the Leica 0-series no. 122 is the World’s most expensive camera to date. The Leica 0-series had started at a price of 400,000 Euro and rose to a result 6 times higher. The previous record holder, a Leica 0-series with no. 116, was also auctioned at WestLicht in 2012 for 2.16 million Euro.
Here are some results from the auction:
This Leica MP-89 black paint camera from the collection of Jim Jannard (founder of Oakley and RED) climbed from a starting price of 120,000 to 456,000 Euro.
A Leica MP-2, the first camera with electric motor drive, changed ownership for 432,000 Euro.
More auction results:
→ What’s inside a Leica M camera by Tamarkin Camera.
→ Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens unboxing and overview from Leica Store Miami.
→ Leica M6 review.
→ The OROLF lens turret.
→ Unboxing the $221,000 Leica Summilux-C lenses.
Next week on Tuesday (March 27th) Meyer Optik Goerlitz will start the pre-sale of their new Nocturnus 50mm f/0.95 II lens that will now be available also for Leica M-mount and Fuji X-mount in addition to the already announced Sony E-mount version (priced at $2,999). The Leica M version of the lens will not have a rangefinder coupling.
Check this page for updates next week.
Meyer Optik Goerlitz lenses are sold at B&H and Adorama.
Additional information:
Leica Camera AG integrates Sinar Photography in its own organizational structure
Within the context of the worldwide realignment of the Leica professional sales network, product management, marketing, sales and distribution and service for Sinar Photography products will be integrated into the newly created Professional Channel/B2B of Leica Camera AG and, in future, will be managed and controlled from Wetzlar.
Preamble: Hi, I am Nathan, a professional still and event photographer based in Tuskuba, Japan. My bread and butter is audio, photo, and jewellery products, but I get to hobnob with audiophiles, foreign dignitaries, and renovating staff at hotels I shoot. I love raisins, cyclocross bicycles, and dungeons and dragons. You can find some of my work at my blog, at 500px, and at Instagram.
Fujifilm X-H1 vs. Leica SL – Basic Handling
The SL’s clean layout, spacing, and focus on simple UI evidence that Leica’s design wasn’t simply to make an upscale mirrorless camera. The SL was meant to be used, to be rough-handled, and, in weather both hot and cold, reliably fiddled by skin and by gloves. Prior reviews pouring in in late 2015, and handling reports from fans, detractors, and ambassadors alike, it was obvious that the SL stood for utility hitherto mirrorless cameras hadn’t.
Since purchase, the SL has been the backbone of my architectural, event, and high-image magazine business. What concerns me about it is that it is a professional body whose professional support, be that through accessories, lenses, or service/sales outlets, is slim. If anything went wrong with anything, or if I broke, lost, or had stolen an important item in my SL bag, where would I turn?
