Cosina officially released their new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount (it was officially announced in early 2018). The suggested retail price in Japan (excluding tax) is ¥135,000 (around $1,200). The official US price is not yet announced (check B&H and Adorama). Shipping is expected to start in September 2018. The lens hood […]
Light is the maker of the L16 multi-aperture computational camera that did not get very good reviews when it came out a few months ago. Shortly after the first reports came online about the new Light 9-cameras smartphone camera, Light issued a press release today announcing that SoftBank and Leica Camera invested $121 million in […]
Some additional information on the rumored Leica M10-P camera: Touchscreen (already reported) New paint/cover/color – not sure what this is about, but expect something new New/updated shutter – also not sure if this is referring to the actual shutter mechanism or the shutter speed (maybe we will get 1/800sec?) Stay tuned for more details.
Leica Geosystems teamed up with DJI to develop a new Leica Aibot drone for aerial surveys. Interestingly, the new Leica drone is compatible only with Sony cameras (why not the Leica SL/TL?): Here is the full press release:
Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):
→ Leica 75mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/1.25 lens ($12,795) review: → 7artisans 35mm f/2 lens ($289) for Leica M-mount reviews: → Leica HQ videos:
One of our sponsors Leica Store Lisse has an interesting set for sale on eBay: four Leica limited edition cameras made for the 100th anniversary “China 1911 Revolution”. The set includes: Leica M7-1974, Summilux-M 1:1.4/50 ASPH, Leica D-Lux 5, Leica X-1 and Leica M9-1974 all brand new in a box (see my original post from […]
Two new Leica rumors: A new Leica M10-P camera with a touchscreen is rumored to be announced later this year. New Leica TL macro lens “ELPRO 52” is also coming soon (update: this could be for a new macro filter and not a new lens). Additional information on “ELPRO” (thanks Mike): The term “Elpro” means […]
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