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Check out this (new?) official “Leica Classic” website

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2024

Check out the new (at least for me?) official Leica Classic website: “The marketplace for vintage and preowned Leica cameras and lenses”. Currently, 19 different Leica stores are participating in the program, and they ship worldwide:

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Leica is offering four new SL2-S camera+lens kits

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2024

Leica is now offering four new SL2-S camera+lens kits that include: Leica SL2-S camera body M-Adapter L Additional Leica BP-SCL 6 battery Premium Hybrid Glass Display Protector You will also have the choice to add one of the following lenses: Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70 f/2.8 ASPH Summicron-SL 35 f/2 ASPH Summicron-SL 50 f/2 ASPH Check availability at: […]

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The next digital Leica M camera (M12?) could be 3mm shorter

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2024

I already reported that the next digital Leica M camera (M12?) is rumored to be 3mm shorter compared to the M11 (see above comparison). As with all previous rumors, I am still not sure if the latest leaks refer to the next Leica M12 camera or to a new M model with an EVF that […]

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Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 V1 classic lens reissue rumored to be announced next

By LR admin | Published: May 29, 2024

I have already mentioned multiple times that Leica is rumored to announce refreshed versions of some old legacy/heritage/classic lenses for M-mount (similar to the Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 steel rim silver lens). The next such lens is rumored to be the Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 V1 classic lens reissue that is expected to be […]

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DxO announces support for the Leica SL3 camera and several L-mount lenses

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2024

DxO announced support for the Leica SL3 camera (pre-order) and several new L-mount lenses: Panasonic Lumix S 28-200mm f/4.0-7.1 Macro Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Sigma 24mm f/2 DG DN C A total of 528 new DxO Optics Modules were added. The total number of camera-lens combinations supported by DxO is now 94,427. Available from […]

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New Oberwerth ReLon® camera bag series launched

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2024

Oberwerth launched a new ReLon® camera bag series: Additional information on the new camera bags (previous coverage of Oberwerth products can be found here):

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Lockhart’s List (Leica Database) is now available for free

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2024

Lockhart’s List (aka Leica Database) is now available for free (no login or payments are required). Lockhart’s List does not include Leica compact, digital, or R-mount cameras at this time. Additional information is available here:

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