Leica Rumors

New Techart LM-EA9 Mark II adapter released (Leica M to Sony E autofocus adapter)

By LR admin | Published: October 17, 2024

Techart released a new LM-EA9 Mark II adapter (Leica M to Sony E autofocus adapter), which now has four motors for a quieter and more durable design (available also on eBay). Here are the details:

Adobe adds the Leica SL3 camera to the Frame.io camera-to-cloud integration

By LR admin | Published: October 16, 2024

Adobe will add the Leica SL3 camera to the Frame.io camera-to-cloud integration. Starting in 2025, SL3 users will be able to capture video and photo content and have it automatically backed up to the cloud:

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The people behind the Leica watch

By LR admin | Published: October 16, 2024

Leica Camera released a new video series called “People behind the Leica Watch” (see previous coverage of Leica watches)

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New: The Way of the Rangefinder Camera – A Modern Interactive Guide to the Leica M Digital Rangefinder

By LR admin | Published: October 15, 2024

New book:

The Way of the Rangefinder Camera – A Modern Interactive Guide to the Leica M Digital Rangefinder

Available on Amazon | Vi Vante (signed copy)

The Way of the Rangefinder is a guide designed to educate, train, and develop your Leica Digital M photography techniques. This guide will cover:

Near Far Training
Body Rocking
Safe Cracking
Snap Focusing
Fundamentals of Photography
Increasing your Photo Success Rate
Settings
Focusing Technique & Training
Basics of Post & File Management

For each different focusing technique, there is a QR code that corresponds to a video tutorial.

More Leica books can be found here:

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Leica SL2 and SL2-S cameras still available at discounted prices

By LR admin | Published: October 15, 2024

The Leica SL2 and SL2-S cameras are still available at discounted prices:

Germany:

UK:

US:

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Results from the latest Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2024

The results from the latest Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6 are out:

Christo’s wrapped Leica sold for EUR 212,500:

The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction is €40,000, I expect to sell for way more

Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to be part of the next Wetzlar auction in October 2024

Leica highlights from the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions 6 on October 12, 2024

Additional information:

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No Leica Q3 Monochrom for now

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2024

I asked around, and nobody has heard anything about a new Leica Q3 Monochrom camera. This could be the reason why Leica announced the Q3 43. One potential explanation I was given for the lack of Q3M is that phase detect AF in the Q3 and SL3 sensors need color pixels in order to work. There is no solution for that unless they use a completely different sensor, which could be significantly more expensive. If the rumors are true, the current Leica Q2 Monochrom will be sold for a while before a replacement is announced.