Leica will soon announce a new Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera that will come as a set with the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Only 333 sets will be produced worldwide (click on the image below for larger view):
Update #1: the price of this limited edition camera set is rumored to be £17,900 (around $23,700).
Update #2: the camera is now officially announced.
Leica booth @ Photokina 2014 (credit: Photokina)
I already mentioned the possibility of Leica not releasing a new digital M rangefinder for Photokina this year. This has been pretty much the consensus of all tips and emails I received in the past few weeks. With the exception of one tip, we have not seen any leaks or indications that a new M is coming soon (usually we always see some leaks prior to an announcement).
Camtec Photo has been a Leica dealer and has been serving the Montreal and Canadian clientele for over thirty five years. During the summer of 2016 they extended their Leica presence and representation by becoming the Official Leica Boutique Montreal. See their Leica page for more details and current offerings. A few more pictures of the new Leica Boutique Montreal:
The new Leica T camera that will be announced at Photokina will be called Leica TL. You probably already noticed that the new Leica APO Macro-Elmarit TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH lens was already labeled as TL while previous lenses were just T. All this makes sense since the SL and TL technically share the same mount (one is using full frame lenses, the other APS-C).
The new firmware update version 1.55 for the Leica T (Typ 701) camera I reported last week is now officially available for download on Leica’s website. The only addition in this release is the full compatibility with the new APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm/f2.8 ASPH lens.
If you are following LeicaRumors, you probably remember my post from two months ago about Leica rumored to announce a new line of M cinema lenses. Well, the next issue of FDtimes has an interesting title in their upcoming issue called “Leica M 0.8 Primes“:
Update: the 0.8 is the gear pitch of the M-Mount cine lenses that fits all follow focus and remote focus systems in professional film production:
