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Tsubasa Swallow 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount

The Japanese Hawks Factory announced a new Tsubasa Swallow 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount. I got contacted by the company and was told that the price is ¥‎198,000 (aprox. $1,800). Sample photos can be found here and here. Here are the basic specifications and some additional pictures:

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The Leica M10 will most likely use the same battery (BP-SCL2) as the M Typ 240

The third party Nitecore ULM240 battery charger is listed to support also the upcoming Leica M10 camera in addition to the M Typ 262, 246, 240, etc. This means that the new M10 will use the same battery as the M Typ 240 (BP-SCL2). Nitecore ULM240 charger is not yet available for purchase (Nitecore products are […]

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Giveaway winners announced (plus $5 off the Leica M3 tins)

The winners of the Leica M3 vintage camera replica tins giveaway are: a Rafflecopter giveaway Update: this deal is now gone. ORDER HERE

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Happy New Year + the best of 2016

         Happy New Year to all LeicaRumors readers! Here are the top 10 most popular posts for 2016: This is the new Leica M10 camera First rumors about the next Leica M camera: dedicated ISO wheel and bigger LCD screen New M mount camera with CCD sensor coming soon? The new Leica Sofort […]

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Leica digest (videos, news, updates)

→ Huawei P9 And P9 Plus smartphone (with dual Leica camera) shipments cross 10 million. → The first leaked Huawei P10 render hints at a dual Leica rear cameras. → Leica Sydney store is now open. → New LFI app for Android devices released. → Leica UAE opened an online store. Here are the latest […]

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Israel in the summer

Israel in the summer

Israel in the summer by Pierre Alivon I went to Israel this summer and decided to visit the North of the country (Tel Aviv, Haifa, Acre, Sea of Galilee, Tiberias) in addition to Jerusalem. These cities are particularly timeless, remarkable, and full of history and spirit. To better reflect this feeling I chose to apply […]

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Leica M zoom lens? (Leica Vario-Elmar-M 28-75mm f/3.4-5.6 ASPH)

#Leica #TriElmar 28-35-50 f/4 Aspherical (MATE) lens cutout A photo posted by LeicaRumors 🔴 (@leicarumors) on Jul 31, 2016 at 12:54am PDT This picture posted in the dpreview Leica forum seems to be a prototype of a Leica Vario-Elmar-M 28-75mm f/3.4-5.6 ASPH lens. The poster (Dr. Ulrich Rohde) is known to be a tester for Leica […]

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