→ Huawei P9 And P9 Plus smartphone (with dual Leica camera) shipments cross 10 million.
→ The first leaked Huawei P10 render hints at a dual Leica rear cameras.
→ Leica Sydney store is now open.
→ New LFI app for Android devices released.
→ Leica UAE opened an online store.
Here are the latest Leica related videos:
Israel in the summer by Pierre Alivon
I went to Israel this summer and decided to visit the North of the country (Tel Aviv, Haifa, Acre, Sea of Galilee, Tiberias) in addition to Jerusalem. These cities are particularly timeless, remarkable, and full of history and spirit. To better reflect this feeling I chose to apply an Adobe Lightroom color treatment to all my pictures in Israel. With my Leica MP 240 camera and 35 Summicron lens I put a priority to work with 1/1000 shutter speed and f/5.5 most of the time (automatic ISO). Due to heavy temperatures in Israel (sometimes above 42° in Sea of Galilee area), I had some challenges with condensation as I often had to go from air-conditioned areas to the extreme hot weather outside – but I am happy with the result I got and I had a wonderful experience:
This picture posted in the dpreview Leica forum seems to be a prototype of a Leica Vario-Elmar-M 28-75mm f/3.4-5.6 ASPH lens. The poster (Dr. Ulrich Rohde) is known to be a tester for Leica equipment. I have no idea if this is an old lens prototype or a new upcoming lens. I asked on social media a week ago and did not get any results.
Update: this is an authentic prototype Leica lens based on the design of the X-Vario zoom. Only 3 lenses were produced (source).
This Leica Vario-Elmar-M 28-75mm f/3.4-5.6 ASPH lens is not to be confused with the already existing WATE (Tri Elmar 16-18-21) and MATE (Tri Elmar 28-35-50) – it is labeled as “Vario” which in Leica’s language means a real zoom lens – this is confirmed also in the dpreview comments section:
Here are the latest updates from the just launched new website for the Konost full frame digital rangefinder camera:
In early 2016 Leica unveiled the world’s first ever full matte brass finish M limited edition camera kit created especially for The Hour Glass in Singapore (I missed to report that announcement here on the blog). The kit includes a brass Leica Summicron-M 1:2/35mm ASPH lens. Only 35 pieces will be produced worldwide. The price is/was $35,000 (all sold out already).
The making of Leica M-P Brass Edition 35 camera video:
The new Leica TL mirrorless camera is now shipping and was already spotted in stock at some stores. Check the current availability at:
Konost, the full frame digital camera project that started last year, has been operating in “stealth mode” according to a recent post on their website. We should see some updates from Konost before the end of the year, including a new website. Stay tuned for detailed coverage.
Here are some more pictures of the Konost camera prototype:
