An interesting development: the Zeiss C Biogon T* 4,5/21 ZM ($1,201) and Distagon T* 4/18 ZM ($1,428) lenses for Leica M mount are both currently listed as discontinued on Zeiss website (see this and this page): Zeiss is currently offering up to $250 rebates on selected Zeiss ZM lenses (B&H, Adorama and PopFlash are eligible for those rebates, Amazon is not):
This is the long rumored new Leica TL mirrorless camera that will be announced soon: The TL will be available in three different colors: black anodized, silver anodized and titanium. You can also see the new TL page is ready to go live: when you click on http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-TL/Leica-TL-Camera-System you get “403 forbidden” instead of “404 not found”, just like previous […]
The previously rumored Huawei Mate 9 smartphone is now officially announced and it features a dual-lens Leica camera with “enhanced image fusion algorithms” for improved image quality (12MP f/2.2 with RGB sensor and 20MP f/2.2 monochrome sensor):
Leica announced a new Leica D-LUX Typ 109 “Explorer Kit” that comes with automatic lens cap and an “exclusive” red carrying strap made from cotton. The US price of the Explorer Kit is $1,145 (pre-order: Leica Store Miami). A “regular” D-Lux is currently priced at $1,095, while the auto lens cap is $59. Shipping will […]
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One of our sponsors (Extended Photographic Material) has dropped the price of their Yosemite camera straps from ¥12,777 ($122) to ¥9,800 ($94). Yosemite camera straps are hand made in Japan and in addition to being the winner of the 2016 Good Desing Award, they are also included with the latest Leica Q Titanium gray camera: […]
Several (4 to be exact) new MS Optics Apoqualia-G 28mm f/2 lenses for Leica M mount are currently available for sale on eBay for $1,334 (update: available also n the French website Taos Photographic). All MS Optics lenses usually sell out pretty quick, so I don’t expect those to last long. The Apoqualia-G 28mm f/2 is […]
Leica UK is launching a new exhibition in collaboration with global humanitarian organisation, Action Against Hunger, and photojournalists Andrew Parsons and Ben Stevens. The exhibition, Hunger Through The Lens, taking place at the Leica Gallery Mayfair, London, until 5 November 2016, comes as Action Against Hunger launches a new coalition to double the number of […]
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