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New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter (using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera)

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter to be announced at Photokina (for using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera):

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica SL| Tagged Leica Adapters, Novoflex, Novoflex Leica SL adapters, Photokina 2016| 7 Comments

Voigtlander VM 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III lens delayed till November

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

The shipping of the Voigtländer VM 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III lens for Leica M mount is being delayed. The new release date is November. US pricing is not yet announced, but the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens is priced at $1,099 and is currently in stock. Additional information on the Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 lens can be found here.

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Leica Family Tree (Leica Stammbaum) sold at Christie’s for $475,000

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

Earlier today at 8:30pm (London time), the iconic Leica “Stammbaum” or Leica Family Tree was sold at Christie’s for a hammer price of GBP 300,000 plus the 20% buyer’s premium which equals to a total acquisition price of GBP 360,000 (EUR 425,000 or USD 475,000):

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Leica M-P Titanium camera set announced

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

Leica Camera officially announced the Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium set that includes the Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Shipping will start in mid October 2016. The UK price is £17,500 (incl. VAT), in the US the set will cost $22,900 and pre-orders are already open at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store […]

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New Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

Leica will soon announce the new Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for the SL mirrorless camera. The price and image quality of the new lens should be comparable to the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens. Stay tuned for additional overage – the first wave of Leica announcements will start this Friday. Update: filter […]

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica SL| Tagged Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens| 5 Comments

The new Leica Sofort instant camera will be announced on September 15th

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2016

The new Leica Sofort instant camera that already leaked in the latest issue of LFI magazine is real and will be officially announced on September 15th. There will be also a Leica branded color and black and white instant film (Fuji recently announced it): The camera can work also with regular Fuji Instax film. The price will […]

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