Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses: Leica camera with L-mount and EVF Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens Leica is also expected to release their APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens Leica Thambar-M 90mm f/2.2 lens New Zenit-Leica camera New LHSA special edition camera or lens – it could also be one […]
→ Win a Leica M10 in the Leica Society Camera Sweepstakes. → New Leica lens price increase in Japan:
New report from Reuters on Blackstone’s attempt to sell their stake in Leica Camera:
Additional information on the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount (with rangefinder coupling) – the funding is now ongoing on Indiegogo. Here are the lens specifications, MTF chart, lens design and sample photos (press release):
This is how the Leica logo has changed over the past 100 years – this graphic appeared in a 2011 Leica advertisement with the slogan “When you keep being different from everything, changing makes no sense”:
The Japanese retailer Map Camera, one of the sponsors of this blog, recently opened a new eBay store. They have a large selection of Leica cameras and lenses in their store and the new Leica eBay section will make purchasing even easier: Check also their dedicated Leica blog. Source
→ Hospice patient gets his wish to visit a Leica Store (source). → An old but helpful video on Leica Q tips & tricks. → Dynamic symmetry, composition and Henri Cartier Bresson. → Leica TL2 hands-on review by Kai. → Meet the Godfather of erotic photography (NSFW).
