Category Archives: Leica SL

Leica SL firmware update version 3.4 released

By LR admin | Published: February 2, 2019

In addition to the Leica Q/Q-P firmware, Leica also released new firmware update version 3.4 for the Leica SL camera:

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Leica SL system/L-mount lens roadmap

By LR admin | Published: February 2, 2019

A quick update on my post from yesterday on the upcoming Leica SL L-mount lenses – for 2019 Leica is expected to announce two new lenses (see the Leica SL lens roadmap above): For 2020 Leica is planning to announce three new SL lenses:

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New Shoten L-mount adapters for Leica M and R mounts lenses (LM-LSL and LR-LSL)

By LR admin | Published: December 14, 2018

Shoten announced two new L-mount adapters: LM-LSL (Leica M-mount lens to Leica L-mount) and LR-LSL (Leica R-mount lens to Leica L-mount). Shoten adapters are sold at Amazon and eBay.

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Dpreview’s L-mount alliance interview

By LR admin | Published: November 26, 2018

Dpreview published another interview with Leica, Sigma and Panasonic on the new L-mount Alliance (recap from PhotoRumors):

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Interview with Leica on the L-mount and SL camera replacement timeframe

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2018

I always find it amusing when somebody claims “I’m not rumor-mongering” and then make a video called “Leica SL2 Coming in H1 2019?” – the video is based on a Photokina interview with Stephan Schulz from Leica. Update: the name of the video is now changed to “A Conversation with Leica’s Stefan Schultz on the L-Mount Alliance“. […]

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The upcoming Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH lens spotted at the 2018 LHSA meeting in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: October 20, 2018

The upcoming Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH full frame mirrorless lens for L-mount is expected to be announced in the first half of 2019. Here is the lens at the 2018 LHSA meeting in Wetzlar – they even showed the MTF chart:

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L-Mount Alliance additional coverage

By LR admin | Published: October 6, 2018

Some additional coverage on the newly formed L-Mount Alliance between Leica, Panasonic and SigmaL-Mount:

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