Monthly Archives: July 2016

Leica announces APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens in silver anodized finish

Today Leica Camera officially announced the silver anodized version of the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens (I reported this rumor last week). The US price is $7,995 (£5,900 in the UK). Pre – order links: Popflash Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Tamarkin BroadwayCamera Reddotcameras Rangefinder (HK) B&H

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Leica rumored to announce a new line of M cinema lenses

For Photokina in September Leica is rumored to announce new line of M cinema lenses (with cine housing/gears). The first set of lenses will be all Summilux versions (f/1.4). Based on this rumor we can speculate that the next M camera will have some serious video upgrades. Expect to see more video workshops offered by […]

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Next Leica M/SL camera body must be high resolution

This article is by Horatio Tan (Website|Instagram|Facebook) Check out his other articles, also available on his website. It has been two months since I started to publish my Leica reviews on my website. It was a big step for me, but I can only hope that my efforts can add to the rich Leica online […]

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Leica “8854” camera registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency

A new Leica camera model 8854 was recently (July 11th) registered at the Indonesian telecommunication agency. The camera has Wi-Fi and/or a GPS module and is “made in Germany” as the Leica SL, Q and T. The Indonesian telecommunication agency reports that the camera is currently being tested at their test centre (“Balai Uji” = […]

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Silver Leica APO Summicron M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens to be announced soon

On July 19th Leica is rumored to announce a new, silver Leica APO Summicron M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens. I am not sure if the price will be higher than the current black version (currently priced at $7,795 in the US). Stay tuned for additional information. Update: the price in Europe will be €7,325.

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The FotodioX Leica M replica crystal camera is now on sale

  The FotodioX Leica M replica crystal camera is is currently $30 off. This is a 2/3 scale model and is made out of grade K9 crystal:

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Leica Store Las Vegas officially opened

I already reported about the new Leica Store Las Vegas few months ago – today Leica USA officially announced the opening of the first-ever Las Vegas Store, located in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace (right off the Las Vegas Strip’s ground-level entrance to Forum Shops). The Leica Store Las Vegas has the longest operating hours […]

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