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Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens review: a stellar, affordable everyday prime

By LR admin | Published: January 6, 2024

Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens review by Gino Creglia from Leica Photo Workshops (see previous coverage of the lens here):

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Happy New Year and the most popular blog posts of 2023

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2023

Happy New Year to all LeicaRumors readers, sources, and contributors! In 2023 LeicaRumors turned 15 years old and now we have over 5,800 blog posts and over 46,000 comments: Here are the top 10 most popular LeicaRumors blog posts for 2023: Updated Leica Q3 camera rumored specifications Here are the full Leica Q3 camera specifications What’s next […]

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This rare four piece platinum Leica M6 “150 Jahre Optik” limited edition camera set can be yours for $150,000

By LR admin | Published: December 30, 2023

Leica Store Lisse is selling this rare four-piece platinum Leica M6 “150 Jahre Optik” limited edition camera set for $150,000 on eBay. From the product description:

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Leica digest #136

By LR admin | Published: December 29, 2023

→ New Maven Wave 2 color-coded photography and videography filters (dark polarizers, variables, graduated ND, infrared 720, starry focus, and more) are now available for funding on Kickstarter. → ON1 released a new version of Photo RAW 2024.1 – see what’s new here. → Vote for the 2023 Worst Camera of the Year award (see previous winners here). […]

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What’s next for Leica? (updated rumors recap)

By LR admin | Published: December 28, 2023

After the Leica M11-P camera announcement, here is an updated list and a recap of expected/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous reports here):

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The first die-cast Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: December 27, 2023

The first die-cast Leica camera (1933/1934): this prototype represents the earliest experimental version of the later Leica IIIc – with opening swing-up backdoor and folding rewind crank – features that were commercially introduced later in 1954 with the Leica M3, and in 1967 with the Leica M4. This camera will be part of the next […]

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