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Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount announced

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

Today Cosina announced a new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount. The price in Japan is ¥65,000 (around $630, US pricing not yet announced). Shipping will start in November 2016. Key lens features:

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Leica SL camera goes to space

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

Leica heads for the stars – Leica SL mirrorless camera plays important role in NASA space mission On 17 August 2016, a sounding rocket from the RockSat-X program launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia, USA) – also on board was a Leica SL camera. The payload of the rocket consisted of a number of […]

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Five new Leica SL lenses to be announced: four primes and one zoom

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

I already reported that I expect Leica to announce several new SL lenses at the Photokina show this year. I am pretty sure one of the new lenses will be a Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH that will be priced at €4,800 (around $5,400). Here is the list of other SL lenses that will be announced in the […]

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Leica Sofort instant camera officially announced

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

The Leica Sofort instant cameras are now officially announced. The US price is $299 and pre-orders are currently open at: B&H Adorama Leica Store Miami Jessops (UK) Broadway Camera (Canada) Camtec Photo (Canada) Leica Sofort features / specifications:

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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):

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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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