Matthias Harsch named as the new CEO at Leica Camera AG: Leica Camera AG Appoints Matthias Harsch as CEO August 29, 2017 — The Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG has appointed Matthias Harsch as the Chief Executive Officer of Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, beginning September 1, 2017. A Leica Board Member, Harsch has been […]
The new Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount is now officially announced. Shipping is expected to start in the summer of 2018. The 58mm Biotar currently offered on Kickstarter will initially not have a rangefinder coupling but it will be added later when the lens goes to serial production. Here is the […]
On Wednesday, September 6th, Leica Gallery Los Angeles premieres photographer Doug Menuez’s latest work – Fearless Genius: The Next Generation. Known for capturing the likes of innovators in action including Steve Jobs during his creation of the NeXT computer, Menuez continued documenting history in the making – the newest class of up and coming technology […]
Dr. Stefan Immes, who revived the Meyer Optik brand of German lenses three years ago, has launched a new lens company called Opema Jena, which for its first project is bringing back the Biotar 75/f1.5, a lens originally produced by Carl Zeiss. Oprema launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Biotar last week. Very soon they […]
I have a new giveaway where you can win one year of free Adobe Creative Cloud Photography membership. This giveaway is valid also for existing Adobe Creative Cloud members (Adobe will give you an extra year on top of your current subscription). Here is how to win: a Rafflecopter giveaway The winner will be announced on PhotoRumors.com […]
Ouch! Posted by Leica Rumors on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 In case you missed my Facebook post from three days ago – this smashed $10,995 silver Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lens should be your reminder to never check-in your camera gear when flying:
A quick update on my previous post: Today I got a confirmation from Leica Camera USA that the SL Typ 601 is not even close to being discontinued anytime soon (see also this related post from last month). I have been reporting for years when Leica products are listed as discontinued at various retailers and sometimes […]
