Leica Rumors

Deal of the day: Leica SL Typ 601 camera now $800 off (limited time offer)

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2017

For a limited time Amazon is selling the Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless full frame camera at a $804 discount (or 11% off) with free prime shipping. Please note that this offer is available directly from Amazon (with full US warranty, ships from and sold by Amazon.com):

This type of Amazon sales usually last just a few hours.

The current MSRP of the Leica SL is $7,450 at B&H and Adorama.

Posted in Deals, Leica SL| 9 Comments

Three new Really Right Stuff base plates for Leica M Typ 240 and Typ 246 now available

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2017

The Really Right Stuff base plates for Leica M cameras were announced a while back but I don’t think I have covered them here on the blog:

Really Right Stuff BM240 base plate for Leica M Typ 240 and Typ 246

Really Right Stuff BM240 L-Plate and grip set for Leica M Typ 240 and Typ 246

Really Right Stuff BM240-L set L-plate for Leica M Typ 240 and Typ 246

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica M Monochrom Typ 246, Leica M-P Typ 240| Tagged Really Right Stuff base plates for Leica M cameras| 4 Comments

Leica M10 available on eBay for a premium

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2017

There are several listings on eBay for new Leica M10 cameras priced at almost $9,000 (or £5,999.99 for the UK) – a significant premium over the MSRP of $6,595.

Posted in Leica Auction Madness, Leica M10| 6 Comments

New Leica M camera and lens sets introduced

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2017

Leica Camera introduced new Leica M camera and lens sets (pictured above):

Leica M Typ 262 set (Summarit-M 35mm, 50mm, 75mm f/2.4 lenses, SF 40 flash and ONA bag) – check pricing at B&H and Adorama
Leica M7 set (with Summicron-M 50mm f/2 lens) – priced at $5,795 in B&H and Adorama
You can also get a special price when you buy the Leica M Typ 240 or Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) cameras together with a new M lens, but no details were provided on the exact savings. Update: in Europe you can get €1,800 off when you buy a new M camera with the 50mm Summilux lens (more combinations available here):

Similar deals are also available in the UK (Red Dot Cameras) and at B&H and Adorama.

Additional information:

Posted in Deals| 6 Comments

The spirit level / virtual horizon is coming back to the Leica M10 with a firmware update

By LR admin | Published: February 8, 2017

Update on my last Leica M10 camera Q&A post regarding the missing spirit level/virtual horizon: I received several confirmations that Leica will put back this feature in one of the upcoming M10 firmware updates (probably will not be part of the upcoming 1.0.2.0).

Update: I received some conflicting information on this rumor, so we should see if this will happen.

Posted in Leica M10| Tagged Leica firmware| 13 Comments

Leica M10 camera Q&A

By LR admin | Published: February 6, 2017

During the last two weeks I received many questions regarding the new Leica M10 camera. I will try to answer them all in this Q&A post. If you have any additional questions, please add them in the comment section and I will update this post. Here are the Q&A: