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 […]
New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter to be announced at Photokina (for using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera):
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 […]
In addition to the first models which I covered here on the blog a month ago, Kipon Baveyes announced few more lens adapters for Leica SL and Leica M cameras:
Confession of a Leica M Shooter: A Narrative of how a brief flirtation with the Sony A7rII convinced me to accept the Leica SL This article is by Horatio Tan (Website | Instagram | Facebook). It is written as a parody of a Leica M photographer’s conflicted journey to accepting and getting the Leica SL. Check out his other […]
Panasonic filed a patent in Japan for a 90-280mm f/2.8-4 full frame mirrorless lens. Coincidentally Leica has a identical APO Vario-Elmarit 90-280 mm f/2.8–4 lens for their SL full frame mirrorless camera. It is a known fact that Leica worked closely with Panasonic on the Q and SL cameras, but it is interesting to see that […]
Techart Pro is rumored to develop a new autofocus adapter that will autofocus M lenses on the Leica SL camera body – this is according to the designer/developer of the Techart Pro LM-E (Leica M to Sony E) lens adaptor in this Xitek forum posts (translation from Chinese):
