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Leica TL2 now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: October 3, 2017

The Leica TL2 mirrorless camera is currently in stock in the US at Adorama, Amazon, Leica Store Miami and PopFlash. Like the new Leica TL2 Facebook page for a detailed coverage of the TL2.

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Updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: October 3, 2017

Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses: Leica camera with L-mount and EVF Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens Leica is also expected to release their APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens Leica Thambar-M 90mm f/2.2 lens New Zenit-Leica camera New LHSA special edition camera or lens – it could also be one […]

Rumors: the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition based on the Leica M9, new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: October 1, 2017

Another very interesting report from ZenitCamera.com (see also previous related posts) – the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition version based on the Leica M9. The Zenit D1 could launch with several new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount. My understanding is that another Zenit D11 model will also be released, […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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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