Monthly Archives: May 2019

Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for May 2019

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2019

         These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for May 2019:

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New L-mount products announced: Panasonic S1H cine full-frame mirrorless camera, 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters, S1 DMW-SFU2 software upgrade key 

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2019

Panasonic just announced several new L-mount products: Panasonic Lumix S1H cine full-frame mirrorless camera with 6K/24p (3:2), 5.9K/30p (16:9) and 10-bit 60p 4K/C4K The new L-mount teleconverters were also announced: Panasonic 1.4x DMW-STC14 and Panasonic 2.0x DMW-STC20. Panasonic also announced new S1 DMW-SFU2 software upgrade key. How to enable the new S1 software upgrade for […]

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This $188 million California mega-mansion comes with a giant “Fake Leica” sculpture by Liao Yibai

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2019

This $188 million California mega-mansion located at 924 Bel Air Rd comes with a giant “Fake Leica” sculpture by Liao Yibai:

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The LeicaRumors online store will be closed for the month of June – last chance to place an order and get it shipped before July

By LR admin | Published: May 29, 2019

A quick update on the LeicaRumors online store: I will be able to ship any order placed in the next 48 hours on time. All other orders placed in June will be shipped in the second week of July. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 Asph lens listed in the Leica Pocket Guide (total of 26 lenses made)

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2019

In the latest version of the Leica Pocket Guide (1953-2018), third from the bottom of page 173 you will find that 26 Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 Asph lenses were made in 2016 with serial numbers 4694056-4694081. Rumors about a new Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 Asph lens have been circulating for a while:

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You can buy this wooden Leica camera music box for $10

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2019

You can buy this wooden Leica camera music box for as low as $10 at Amazon US or eBay. Here is a video of the music box in action (also available at Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Spain Amazon Australia, Amazon AE and Amazon Canada):

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The last chance to place an order for Leica à la carte is June 7th, 2019

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2019

A few days ago I reported that the current Leica à la carte program will no longer be available. The last chance to place an order for Leica à la carte (Leica MP, Leia M Typ 240 and Leica M Monochrome Typ 246) is June 7th, 2019:

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