Tag Archives: Photokina 2016

More interviews with Leica at Photokina

Enche Tjin sent me his interesting Photokina interview with Dr. Kauffman and Stefan Schulz from Leica:

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More Leica interviews

Two new interviews with Leica representatives at Photokina were published online: Reddotforum interview with Peter Karbe on the Leica SL system: the new Summicron SL lenses are the “next level image quality” Focus-numerique interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (Google translation) – The lens in the Leica Sofort instant camera is the same as the one in Fujifilm […]

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Leica at Photokina 2016

Leica did not impress their fans at Photokina like they have done in previous shows. Many M fans did not get what they have hoped for, but we have to understand the situation the camera industry is today: product life cycles are getting longer, budgets are cut and this is the case with many other companies, […]

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Pictures of the new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount

The first pictures of the new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount: and few pictures of the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens ($1,099) with the corresponding 10mm viewfinder:

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The new Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f1.4 ASPH lens

Just two sample photos taken at Photokina with the new Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f1.4 ASPH lens by www.rangefinder.com.hk – you can see the typical “Leica rendering”:

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Leica shows Leicina VC digital concept camera at Photokina

    Leica has this Leicina VC concept digital camera on display at their Photokina 2016 booth (years ago Leica had a film Leicina camera):

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Leica announced five new SL lenses, roadmap

Leica Camera announced the previously rumored new SL lenses: Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f/2 ASPH Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH. Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH There is also a new Leica SL lens roadmap: Press release and additional images of the newLeica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens […]

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Leica launches Professional Business Unit

Leica intensifies focus on the professional photography category with new business unit and extensive range of services This year, Leica’s presence at Photokina (20-25 September 2016) focuses primarily on professional photography and the corresponding requirements of professional users. The company’s stand at the Cologne-based show demonstrates Leica’s emphasis on the newly-implemented Professional Business Unit, which […]

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