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Leica executives visited the Russian KMZ plant where the new Zenit full-frame mirrorless digital camera will be produced

By LR admin | Published: September 30, 2017

On October 12th, 2016 Leica executives, including Andreas Kaufmann (majority shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of Leica) and Markus Limberger (COO, member of the management board) visited the KMZ plant in Russia following some conversations during the last Photokina show (KMZ = Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant where the new Zenit camera will be produced). According to Patriot, […]

Posted in Zenit M| Tagged Andreas Kaufmann, Leica purchased Zenit rumors, Leica-Zenit joint venture, Zenit, Zenit-Leica full-frame mirrorless digital camera| 1 Comment

Confirmed: Leica to announce also a new THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2017

A few weeks ago I received a tip about a new Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens but I did not report it on the blog because it came from a new source and I wanted to get at least one more confirmation before publishing online. I usually never report on “unconfirmed” rumors coming from unknown […]

Posted in Leica Lenses| Tagged Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens| 16 Comments

Leica TL2 mobile charging with a portable battery pack

By LR admin | Published: September 27, 2017

The Leica TL2 mirrorless camera can be charged with a portable battery pack: The Leica TL2 battery (Leica BP-DC13) is selling for $95. You can get a decent portable charger for $30 on Amazon. The Leica TL2 camera is finally in stock: Silver TL2 currently in stock at B&H Black TL2 currently in stock Adorama Aditional […]

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This is the new Leica Q “Nikki Sixx Edition” camera (now available for pre-order)

By LR admin | Published: September 26, 2017

This is the new Leica Q “Nikki Sixx Edition” camera I reported about last week: The limited edition Leica Q is currently available for pre-order at the Leica Store San Francisco and Leica Store Miami for $5,250 (only 28 pieces will be available for sale). FYI: the price of the “regular” Leica Q camera is $4,250. Additional information:

Posted in Leica Q| Tagged Leica Limited Edition, Leica Q Nikki Sixx limited edition camera| 6 Comments

KMZ-Leica partnership: actual news and how a rumour takes shape and grows

By LR admin | Published: September 26, 2017

The beginning: two factory visits and meetings Once upon a time there were two visits, the first one of senior executives of KMZ at Leica, the second one of Leica executives at KMZ in April 2017. Both were reported in KMZ’s internal journal, Патриот (“Patriot”), and the two corresponding articles, dated of April 12 and […]

Posted in Zenit M| Tagged Leica purchased Zenit rumors, Leica-Zenit joint venture, Zenit, Zenit-Leica full-frame mirrorless digital camera| 17 Comments

Lens hood for the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 Leica M-mount lens

By LR admin | Published: September 25, 2017

In my 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 Leica M-mount lens review I promised to post an update on the lens hood I selected for my 7Artisans lens. I purchased this 55mm black metal vented lens hood from eBay for… $1.83… yes, this was including shipping and handling from China. There are many similar options on eBay – […]

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged 7Artisans, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount| 12 Comments