Monthly Archives: March 2021

“Leica Classics Range” lenses

In previous posts, I have wrongly called “Heritage” the re-issue of older Leica M lenses. The correct product line name is “Leica Classics Range“. The “Leica Classics Range” lenses currently consist of: Leica Noctilux-M 50 f/1.2 ASPH (1966) Leica Summaron-M 28 f/5.6 (1955) Leica Thambar-M 90 f/2.2 (1935) A new 35mm 2.8 lens from the Leica Classics Range […]

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The new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical II lenses are now in stock

All four versions of the new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical II lens are now in stock in the US for the first time: Adorama Amazon B&H Photo Popflash Here are some sample photos from the new lens:

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A batch of “like new” Leica M9 M9-P cameras with new sensors listed for sale at KEH (*UPDATED*)

KEH recently acquired several custom Leica M9/M9-P cameras with new sensors from Leica AG and just listed them for sale on their website: Currently in stock: Leica M9 black with red leather Leica M9-P silver with red leather Sold out M9/M9P cameras: Leica M9 black with ostrich style black leather (sold) Leica M9-P silver with black […]

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Skylum Luminar AI update 2 released with Leica M10-R, Leica S3, and Leica SL2-S support

Skylum released Luminar AI Update 2 with added support for the Leica M10-R, S3, and SL2-S cameras: The new Luminar AI Update 2 version is also now on sale – from March 16-24 you can get 40% off the following: Luminar X Membership – $59/year instead of $99/year USA National Parks Skies – $17 instead of $29 Tropical Skies – […]

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Not an April Fools’ Day joke: Leica price increase coming to the US on April 1, 2021

This is not an April Fools’ Day joke – Reddotforum reports that a new Leica price increase is coming to the US on April 1, 2021. Here are the details:

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The new Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2 Aspherical VM lens will be released on March 25th

The new Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount will be released on March 25th. Pre-orders are currently open at: B&H Photo PopFlash Jo Geier (EU) The Sony E-mount version will come later (April 9th). Via Cosina, DC.Watch

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How to tether a Leica SL2 camera using Capture One Pro 21

Last week Capture One released version 14.1.0 with added Live-View support with zoom & pan for several Leica cameras (see this post for more info). Here is a demonstration of how easy it is to connect a Leica SL2 (or SL2-S) to a laptop running the latest version of Capture One Pro 21 (14.1.0): For a limited time, the […]

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Jason Momoa: “Leica For Life”

Jason Momoa, an actor and a big Leica fan, recently posted this “Leica For Life” video on YouTube:

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