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Pictures of the new Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2019
Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount

Here are the first pictures of the new Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount that was announced yesterday:

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Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens to be released on March 1st?

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2019

Nokishita reports that Leica will release their new Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens on March 1st. This lens has been on the SL roadmap since 2016 (see the latest Leica SL lens roadmap). Additional pictures:

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New Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount announced

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2019

Voigtländer announced the development of a new Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount:

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Leica camera saved the life of an Italian photojournalist in Syria

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2019

The Italian photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi was severely injured when he was hit by shrapnel from RPG in Syria and the Leica he had up to his eye saved his life: “I can tell you the story now, in a corridor of San Raffaele hospital, thanking those who did everything for me. The Kurdish military, the […]

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New Huawei P30 Pro smartphone with Leica quad camera leaked online

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2019

The upcoming Huawei P30 Pro smartphone with Leica quad camera leaked online – the back camera system appears to have three lenses and three sensors. The official announcement is on March 26th. Update: the Huawei P30 Pro will come with a periscope-style zoom Leica camera and updated low-light performance. Additional pictures:

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With the new Sigma MC-21 mount converter you can use 29 Sigma SA and EF lenses on Leica L-mount mirrorless cameras

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2019

With the new Sigma MC-21 mount converter for SA and EF lenses that was just announced, you can use 29 existing Sigma SA-mount and Sigma EF-mount lenses on mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount (the full list can be found here).  

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Leica Camera AG & pmd expand partnership with new 3D camera for mobile devices

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2019

Leica Camera and pmd technologies announced the development of 3D sensing camera solutions for mobile devices:

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