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The Voigtlander lens rebates are ending tomorrow

By LR admin | Published: February 14, 2020

The current Voigtlander lens rebates are ending tomorrow (they mistakenly put the year as 2019 in the above banner) – twenty different Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount are up to $250 off at Adorama and B&H:

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Announced: three new limited-edition Leica Summicron M lenses (28mm f/2, 75mm f/2, and 90mm f/2)

By LR admin | Published: February 14, 2020

The previously rumored Leica limited-edition M lenses are now officially announced: Leica APO Summicron M 75mm f/2 ASPH. Silver Leica Summicron M 28mm f/2 ASPH. Safari Leica APO Summicron M 90mm f/2 ASPH. Safari The Summicron-M 28 f/2 ASPH. Edition “Safari” wide-angle is limited to 500 units worldwide. The APO-Summicron-M 90 f/2 ASPH. Edition “Safari” […]

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Adobe adds support for the new Leica M10 Monochrom camera

By LR admin | Published: February 11, 2020

The Adobe February photography releases are out with added support for the new Leica M10 Monochrom camera: Adobe Lightroom Classic version 9.2 (see also the latest cameras added) Adobe Lightroom February release Camera Raw 12.2 The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). A free Lightroom CC trial is available on this page (no […]

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The Leica M-mount is 70 years old today

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2020

Seventy years ago (February 10, 1950) Hugo Wehrenpfennig filed the patent for the Leica M-mount. The patent for the M-bayonet (“Bajonettvorrichtung für die lösbare Verbindung zweier Kamerateile”) was registered by Ernst Leitz GmbH at the German patent office on 10 February 1950 and published on 23 October 1952. Hugo Wehrenfennig was credited with the invention. The […]

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Leica to announce three new limited-edition Summicron M lenses: 28mm f/2, 75mm f/2, and 90mm f/2

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2020

Leica will soon announce three new limited-edition M lenses:

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What’s next for Leica?

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2020

After the M10M announcement, here is an updated list of rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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Sample photos from the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2020

Here are three sample photos from the upcoming Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount from Venus Optics taken with three different cameras (Leica M10-P, Leica SL2, and Nikon Z6):

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