Bloomberg reports that Blackstone could sell control of Leica Camera in a €1 billion deal. Rumors about a potential sale have been floating around since 2017: Blackstone has tasked Morgan Stanley with finding a buyer for its 45 percent stake in Leica Camera Blackstone in talks to sell stake in Leica, Zeiss is “potentially interested” […]
→ Cosina to display new lens prototypes at the 2026 CP+ show in Japan. → Brightin Star lenses are now available for sale at B&H Photo (the L-mount lenses can be found here). Until now, Brightin Star lenses were available only at Amazon, Ali Express, and the official online store. → New: Brightin Star MF 50mm f/1.05 lens for L-mount announced […]
Photographer John Abernathy tossed his Leica camera to another photographer to make sure it wouldn’t be confiscated, while he was being detained and pepper-sprayed by ICE in Minneapolis: “I was tackled by ice agents and surrounded by about 50 border police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another photographer to make sure […]
→ Owlkrown released a new Helliot Red Dune camera strap (currently sold out, but back orders are open). → Cristian Baluta built a custom Leica G9II camera based on the Panasonic Lumix G9II (see the details on github). → The Leica SL3-S camera is currently listed for $5,124 on Amazon (regular price: $5,665). → Think […]
A member of the Leica Lenses Facebook Group created this Voigtlander Bessa digital rangefinder camera concept:
→ You can still get the new Thypoch Eureka 28mm f/2.8 lens for M-mount for $393 (inspired by Dallmeyer 35mm f/3.5 Anastigmat) with the code THYPOCH and purchase from this link (additional information). → New Brightin Star 35mm f/1.4 full-frame manual focus lens for L-mount announced – available on Amazon and at the Brightin Star […]
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