Leica Rumors

The new TTArtisan AF 75mm f/2 lens for L-mount is now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: April 8, 2025

The new TTArtisan AF 75mm f/2 lens for L-mount is now available for pre-order at:

Additional informtion on the new lens can be found here:

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The new Leica SUMMICRON-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is now in stock

By LR admin | Published: April 8, 2025

The new Leica SUMMICRON-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is now in stock at:

Additional information on the new lens:

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Leica Classic Line vs. Leica Classic vs. Leica Classic Store

By LR admin | Published: April 7, 2025

Here are the differences between “Leica Classic Line“, “Leica Classic“, and “Leica Classic Store“:

The Leica Classic Line currently contains five lenses:

Leica Summaron-M 28 f/5.6 (1955, currently in stock)
Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 (1960, currently in stock)
Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 (1959, available for pre-order)
Leica Noctilux-M 50 f/1.2 ASPH (1966, currently in stock)
Leica Thambar-M 90 f/2.2 (1935, now discontinued)

The Leica Class Line (line of vintage lenses) is not to be mistaken with the Leica Classic (the official pre-owned marketplace of Leica Camera AG):

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Leica digest #179

By LR admin | Published: April 6, 2025

→ The new Panasonic Lumix S1R II mirrorless camera with L-mount is now in stock.

→ New lenses for L-mount from Venus Optics: 15-24mm T8 and 15-35mm T12 full-frame zoom probe lenses.

→ 7Artisans will soon announce a new AF 50mm f/1.8 lens for L-mount.

→ Songraw announced a new 50mm f/1.2 full-frame AF lens for L-mount.

→ Blackmagic announced a new 12k Pyxis L-mount camera ($4,995) at the 2025 NAB show in Las Vegas (additional information available here).

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Interesting: Leica M11 cameras listed as “discontinued” or “no longer available”

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2025

If you look at the list of Leica M11 cameras currently listed at B&H Photo, you will notice that the regular/standard M11 models are marked as “discontinued” or “no longer available“:

A similar situation is at Adorama and Leica Store Miami.

The Leica M11-P, Leica M11-D, Leica M11-M, and Leica M11 Black Paint cameras are still available for order.

Confirmed: base Leica M11 models discontinued to make room for “new ideas and state-of-the-art innovations”

The Leica M11 is known to have memory card problems (not sure if the latest firmware update addressed the issue), and it is also time to announce the rumored Leica M11-V (or M-V) model with EVF:

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Tamarkin Camera Spring Savings on used Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2025

Tamarkin Camera in Chicago is currently running a Spring Savings on used Leica cameras and lenses until April 9th:

$150 off used M lenses,
$150 off used M cameras
$100 off used Screw-Mount cameras or lenses
$200 off used SL cameras
$150 off any Connoisseur’s Corner camera set
$500 off any Black Paint M camera or either of our Special Edition M lenses

Call 1-800 BUY LEICA (289-5342) or email [email protected].

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Guest post: I want to be a street photographer with a Leica, but I don’t think I can afford the Leica part…

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2025

“I want to be a street photographer with a Leica, but I don’t think I can afford the Leica part” by Mark Kronquist ILS LHSA PHSNE PSPCS Leica historian and photographer (Instagram: Kronquistm):