→ Meike announced a new AF 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ MIX full-frame lens for L-mount available in three different colors (additional information). → The Mandler 35mm f/2 “Seven Elements” lens for Leica M/LTM mount is still in stock. → Some Sandsik and Lexar memory cards are on sale (see full list). → There is a […]
A Leica Q camera (looks like a Leica Q3 43 with a 28 mm Summilux lens?) appears in the new James Bond 007 First Light video game as a “Shockwave Camera” that stuns enemies and inflicts damage on body armor: The James Bond connection to the Leica Q line is twofold: Q (the gadget master) has a […]
→ Several camera bag companies have Memorial Day deals: WANDRD: 20%-40% off sitewide Gura Gear: 20% off every bag Peak Design: up to 50% off ThinkTank: 15% off DarkLight sale Camera bags on sale at B&H Photo (all B&H Memorial Day photography deals can be found here) → The previously reported Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF […]
→ Leica Gallery New York presents “Leica 100”. → The Leica Gallery Wetzlar will present a multifaceted selection of significant Leica photography, from 26th June to 20th September 2026. → Leica Stories: in conversation with Ben Franke.
Several people familiar with Leica’s internal organization are aware that medium-format R&D activities were significantly reduced and that personnel from the S development division were progressively reassigned to SL- and M-related projects. The dedicated medium format development structure itself appears to have been dissolved. This may have to do with the latest rumors about Blackstone trying […]
Here is some additional informtion on Gpixel (Chinese name: 长光辰芯 / Changguang Chenxin), the Changchun-based Chinese CMOS image sensor specialist that Leica has chosen for its next-generation sensors:
→ The Leica SL2 camera is now selling for $4,806 on Amazon. → Memory card and storage prices, including SD/microSD, CFexpress, and SSDs, are rising sharply in 2026 primarily due to an AI-driven surge in NAND flash demand that has outstripped supply, for example: Lexar, LaCie, OWC, and ProGrade. → WANDRD camera bags sale […]
