Some additional details on the new MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC lens for Leica M mount and is now accepting pre-orders at ¥65,000 (around $830): “It has a 2 layer multicoating on Tantalum glass. The German made iris is smooth with no click stops. It is a circular centre 14 blade iris, which should make […]
After the MS Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm f/4 and MS Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II lenses, Japanexposures reports that Mr. Miyazaki’s next project will be a new MS Optical 50/1.13 lens:
For the fourth year in a row Leica Camera AG partnered with the vintage cars show Schloss Bensberg Classics:
The price of the Leica M9-P rangefinder just dropped to $6,500 at DigitalRev with free shipping to the US. If you are interested, check the warranty details on their website. After the recent discount, the current price of the M9-P in the US is $6,995.
Zeiss issued a press release for the upcoming 2012 Photokina show. One of the upcoming new product will be a “special surprise” ZM lens (Leica M mount): “For fans of the Carl Zeiss family of ZM systems for rangefinder cameras, Carl Zeiss has a special surprise in store. In 2013, at least one fast lens with […]
I am still getting conflicting information on the Leica S3 sensor – some old reports indicated a completely new sensor inside the upcoming medium format camera, but the latest rumors point to a sensor with the same MP count and this time with live view (Leica S2 has a 37.5MP CCD sensor without live view). The other expected upgrades […]
Leica Camera AG issued a press release about a new support program for young photographers (computer translated): Solms, Germany (ots) – The “Leica Mentoring Program” aims to support the Leica Camera AG with immediate Photography young talents on their artistic development and support. These budding photographers are equipped with a high quality camera equipment hire. An […]
