Bloomberg reports that Blackstone could sell control of Leica Camera in a €1 billion deal. Rumors about a potential sale have been floating around since 2017: Blackstone has tasked Morgan Stanley with finding a buyer for its 45 percent stake in Leica Camera Blackstone in talks to sell stake in Leica, Zeiss is “potentially interested” […]
While waiting for the Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH lens official announcement, here is a new Casio M-Edition watch inspired by Leica M cameras sold by PPPcameras. Watch features: Available in Chrome and Black Based on the Casio AE1200 A striking custom red dial, echoing Leica’s signature red dot Custom red LEDs for the […]
Here are a few more leaks of the previously reported Leica Noctilux M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH lens: it features an f/1.2 maximum aperture, 10 elements in 5 groups (including 3 aspherical elements and a floating element), a 50cm minimum focus distance, 49mm filter thread, 5cm length, and 416g weight. The official announcement is on January […]
Owlkrown announced a new Flexgrip for Leica Q2 & Q3 cameras in black chrome. The new grip is designed to complement the Leica Q system without altering its character. The grip delivers added security, balance, and versatility in a clean, continuous form. Machined from aluminum and finished in Black Chrome, the FlexGrip integrates seamlessly with […]
This month, DxO Labs released 326 new DxO modules, expanding coverage to more than 110,000 camera and lens combinations in total, including new added support for seven Leica lenses: Leica APO-Summicron-R 180mm F2 Leica Elmarit-M 24mm F2.8 ASPH. Leica Elmar-M 28mm F2 ASPH. Leica Elmar-M 50mm F2.8 Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH. II Leica Summicron-M 50mm F2 […]
Here are the improvements in the new Funleader Contax G35 non-destructive conversion kit V2.0 for Leica M-mount (Planar 35mm f/2 T* lens) compared to the previous v1.0 release (get 5% off with code LEICARUMORS):
Additional informtion on the new Thypoch Ksana 21mm f/3.5 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount (see also this post) – pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo and the Thypoch store (use code THYPOCH for 5% off when buying from this link):
