The US price of the new Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens that was announce earlier today is $6,395. Pre-orders are now open at: B&H Adorama Amazon Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Leica Store PRA Perth Popflash Classicconnection Reddotcameras (UK) Lens main features: L Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22 […]
Today Leica officially announced a new telephoto zoom SL lens: APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4. After the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH, this is the second lens for the new SL mirrorless system. Technical specifications and full press releases (US pricing not yet announced): Update: the US price of the lens is $6,395.
The Leica Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH lens is now in stock at: B&H Adorama Leica Store San Francisco Leica Store PRA Perth Reddotcameras (UK) Additional information on the 28 Lux can be found here.
A quick update on the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone with with a dual Leica-made lens system – the official announcement will be on April 6:
I received some information that the new APS-C Leica Summilux TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens is already shipping in Europe (the tip came from The Netherlands). The US price of the lens is $1,995. Here are the pre-order options: B&H Adorama Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Reddotcameras (UK) Picture via Leica Korea
A quick update on the Leica / Huawei partnership that was announced few days ago: the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone will have a dual 12MP camera (pictured above) and Leica-made lens system. The official announcement could be as early as next week. Via Venturebeat, Ubergizmo
MXCamera uploaded several new videos demonstrating the AF capabilities of their Techart Pro Leica M to Sony E AF lens adapter. The first video is a hands-on explaining the features and functionality of the adapter: Here is the Noctilux lens autofocusing on a Sony a7 camera: More videos of different M mount lenses being tested with […]
