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The new Biotar 75mm f/1.5 lens will be available for Leica M mount (with rangefinder coupling)

A few days ago I reported rumors about a new Biotar 75mm f/1.5 lens – I can now confirm that this lens will be released soon. The new lens will be available in Leica M mount and will have with rangefinder coupling. I will have more details next week, so stay tuned. Here is some […]

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Blackstone in talks to sell stake in Leica, Zeiss is “potentially interested”

Reuters reports that Blackstone is in talks to sell their stake in Leica: The investor has teamed up with an investment bank to work out strategic options for the company and has already held talks with several potential acquirers, the people said, adding no official auction process was underway. “ACM has long-term goals with Leica Camera,” […]

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for July 2017

         These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for July, 2017:

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5 reasons to buy the old Leica T mirrorless camera

The Leica T has already been replaced by the TL and TL2 models, but this also means that T prices have dropped. Right now you can find a used Leica T camera for as low as $600 – check the prices at B&H, Amazon, KEH and eBay. Here is the “5 reasons to buy the Leica […]

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Zeiss Biotar lens coming back to life?

This rumor consists of two parts – the first part is coming from RetroCamera who recently reported that Zeiss will bring back to life the Biotar 1.5/75 lens: “When I was in Denmark, a photographer in Ribe told me that I had a very nice (and long) conversation, that Zeiss would like to move in this direction. […]

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Leica digest

→ The new Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens will be available also for Leica M mount (no rangefinder coupling). → Leica S1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. → Check out the latest Leica Store Miami photo workshops. → Check out these Leica IIIf cameras.

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Leica Q Titanium model listed as discontinued

The Leica Q Titanium camera is listed as discontinued at B&H and is on backorder at Adorama. The Titanium Gray model is also no longer listed on Leica’s website. The Leica Q Typ 116 Titanium camera was announced in October last year – a pretty short shelf life compared to other Leica products.

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