Some people seem confused or just plain clueless when it comes to Leica camera product lines and nomenclature. Publishing articles with headlines like these is just plain s****d: “New Leica D-Lux 8 is coming in May/June and compete with the Fuji X100VI.” “Leica D-Lux 8 Specs LEAKED: The APS-C Competitor to Fujifilm X100VI Coming May/June” […]
Additional information on the upcoming/rumored Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 “Black Steel Rim” reissue lens:
The newly registered Leica Type 3952A camera will be announced this summer as a new Leica D-Lux 8 model. The interesting rumor here is that the D-Lux 8 will be sold only by Leica and there will not be an equivalent Panasonic LX100 camera. This explains why the new D-Lux 8 is labeled as Type […]
The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction will be €40,000. The estimated selling price for now is €80,000 – €100,000 but I expect the final hammer price to be significantly higher. Other wrapped objects by Christo sold in the past for €250,000 and more. Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to be […]
Here is another Leica M concept camera, this time by Shanghai-based industrial designer Wencheng Zhang: “In that same vein, Zhang’s version of the Leica M is imagined to be precisely forged from a single block of aluminum alloy, imparting the form with a similar unibody confidence with what seems to be a cross between the […]
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A few weeks ago I already reported that shortly after the Leica SL3 camera announcement, there will be another M-mount lens announcement. I now believe the upcoming lens will be a new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim black paint reissue version. The official announcement is rumored for or around March 21st, 2024. The price […]
Two days ago Leica registered a new D-Lux Type 3952A camera in China. The current Leica D-Lux 7 camera is model 3952 (already discontinued at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo) – this indicates that only minor upgrades will be introduced in the new 3952A (like increased internal memory size, new menu/software, etc). The 3952A could […]
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