Monthly Archives: July 2018

Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 lens hands-on review

I worked on that review a while back and for some reason I never published it online. The Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 lens has been discontinued for a while (replaced by the Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.4) and I no longer even own that lens (upgraded to the excellent and expensive 90mm Summicron-M). I will still publish […]

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New Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount announced

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 […]

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Leica Camera invests in Light, the maker of the L16 multi-aperture computational camera

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 […]

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More Leica M10-P camera rumors

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.

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Interesting: Leica Geosystems and DJI to develop new Leica Aibot drone for aerial surveys that takes only Sony cameras

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:

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Updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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Leica digest (videos)

→ 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:

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