Monthly Archives: July 2017

Zeiss Biotar lens coming back to life?

This rumor consists of two parts – the first part is coming from RetroCamera who recently reported that Zeiss will bring back to life the Biotar 1.5/75 lens: “When I was in Denmark, a photographer in Ribe told me that I had a very nice (and long) conversation, that Zeiss would like to move in this direction. […]

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Leica digest

→ The new Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens will be available also for Leica M mount (no rangefinder coupling). → Leica S1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. → Check out the latest Leica Store Miami photo workshops. → Check out these Leica IIIf cameras.

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Leica Q Titanium model listed as discontinued

The Leica Q Titanium camera is listed as discontinued at B&H and is on backorder at Adorama. The Titanium Gray model is also no longer listed on Leica’s website. The Leica Q Typ 116 Titanium camera was announced in October last year – a pretty short shelf life compared to other Leica products.

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Leica TL2 firmware update version 1.1 released

Leica Camera released new firmware update version 1.1 for the TL2 and Visoflex issue (download link). Here is the firmware update procedure:

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One more Leica camera rumored to be announced this year (model code name 7323)

In addition to the TL2 mirrorless camera, Leica is rumored to announce one more camera in 2017. Today a new Leica digital camera (made in Germany) was registered with the Indonesian telecommunication agency under the code name 7323 (via Nokishita). Leica is also expected to announce a new Noctilux M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens.

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Leica US rebates set to expire on July 31st

The current Leica US rebates are set to expire on July 31st: check out the details at B&H by clicking the “Conditional Rebates” link (see rebate form) or at Leica Store Miami (see also this post) I would also recommend calling PopFlash and ask for their specials similar savings are also available in the UK (Red Dot Cameras) and Germany (Meister Camera) Other ongoing Leica […]

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Confirmed: Leica to release a firmware update for the TL2 and Visoflex issue this Friday

Lcameras.com confirmed on their Facebook page that Leica will release a firmware update for the TL2 and Visoflex issue this Friday: “This Friday 28.07.2017 Leica will issue TL2 firmware update which will resolve the issue with Visoflex viewfinder.”

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Leica is expected to release a firmware update for the Leica TL2 and Visoflex issue this Friday

Leica is expected to release a fix (firmware update?) for the Leica TL2 and Visoflex issue this Friday. Stay tuned for additional information. This also means that the Leica TL2 will start shipping again soon – check availability at one of our sponsors: US Worldwide B&H Adorama Amazon PopFlash Leica Boutique Palm Beach Leica Store San […]

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