‘LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD’: THE TWELVE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN The twelve finalists of this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) have been chosen. The complete portfolios from the categories ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ and ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer’ can now be viewed at www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com. Around 2,500 photographers from a total of 110 different […]
→ Finally, a new EVF by Sony that is better than the one in the Leica SL: 5.6 million dots OLED EVF with 240fps refresh rate (UXGA 1600×1200 resolution). → Check out also this new 47.5MP CMV50000 full frame sensor with global shutter from CMOSIS – maybe it will be used in one of the future […]
The Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH black chrome finish lens is now in stock at Leica Store Miami. This lens was announced back in 2015, but has been out of stock most of the time: Black chrome finish versions of the Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses announced
The first picture of the new Leica C-Lux camera leaked online – it will be available in two colors: midnight blue and light gold. I expect the announcement to be next week during the official opening of Leitz Park (phase III). As I already suggested, the new model appears to be based on the Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 that was […]
The last construction phase of Leitz Park is now completed. You can visit the new building complex on Sunday, June 17th. I think the official opening will happen a few days before that, together with the announcement of the rumored Leica C-M mirrorless camera and possibly a few other new products (see the full list of expected […]
After the latest camera and lens price bump, Leica will also increase the prices of their Sport Optics products on July 1st. Here are the details:
After the Leica SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 announcement, here is an updated list of upcoming (rumored) Leica products (see the previous lists here):
