Monthly Archives: January 2019

Panasonic Lumix S mirrorless cameras and lenses with Leica L-mount leaked online prior to the announcement tonight (big, heavy and expensive)

Tonight Panasonic will officially announce their new mirrorless cameras and lenses with Leica L-mount. The new Panasonic S cameras are actually bigger and heavier than the Leica SL. The prices are also significantly higher when compared to other Japanese manufacturers ($3,000 for a 50mm f/1.4 lens, FYI the Leica SL 50mm f/1.4 is $5,295, the […]

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Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera officially announced

The previously rumored Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera set is now officially announced.  The Leica M10-P Edition “Safari” contains the same performance and technical capabilities of the standard Leica M10-P, with its quiet mechanical shutter. The matching Leica Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 Edition “Safari” will be offered separately from the camera, and is the first […]

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Leica M8, M9 and M240 cameras firmware hacked

Alexander Hude hacked/reversed engineered the Leica M8, M9 and M240 cameras firmware and made a very detailed post about his finding. Here is a recap:

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Updated list of rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses

After the Leica D-Lux 7 camera announcement, here is an updated list of the remaining rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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The new Voigtländer 21mm f/3.5 and 35mm f/2 Vintage Line lenses are now in stock

Voigtländer announced the US pricing of the new 21mm f/3.5 and 35mm f/2 Aspherical VM Vintage Line lenses – both lenses are $799. Pre-orders are now open at and Amazon even has the lenses already on stock. Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens: Adorama B&H Amazon (now in stock) PopFlash Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/2 Aspherical lens: […]

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ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 released with support for the Leica D-Lux 7 camera

Today ON1 released Photo RAW 2019.2 with added support for the new Leica D-Lux 7 camera. You can use coupon code NIKONRUMORS for 20% off or you can get a 30-day trial version. Additional ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 information can be found here.

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Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount to be announced this week

Late Thursday night or early Friday morning this week Panasonic will officially announce their new Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount as a part of the recently founded L-Mount Alliance. Here is the Panasonic teaser:

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Leica L3 watch with a mechanical alarm complication coming in 2019

In addition to the rose gold versions of the L1 and L2 watches, in 2019 Leica will also announce a new L3 watch with a mechanical alarm complication:

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