Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

11 unreleased Leica camera codenames found in the Fotos app source code

By LR admin | Published: February 4, 2026

Someone on Reddit was looking through the Android Fotos app source code and found new reference codenames for potentially 11 unannounced/new Leica cameras:

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Leica digest #218

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2026

→ Viltrox will announce its first L-mount lens on February 5th. The possible choices that have been rumored are: Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 for L-mount Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 for L-mount → The Panasonic Lumix S9 camera is now available in new white/silver and black/silver colors in the US (see all other available colors). → Topaz Labs released several new fidelity models […]

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Leica digest #217

By LR admin | Published: January 25, 2026

→ Owlkrown released a new Helliot Sahara leather camera strap. → New Leica Welcome Kits savings available at Red Dot Cameras: save up to £640.00 when purchasing a new Leica M EV1 camera with a valid new Leica Summicron lens. (promotion valid from January 19th – March 31st). → The Shoten LM-NZ M II lens […]

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Report: Blackstone could sell control of Leica Camera in €1 billion deal

By LR admin | Published: January 23, 2026

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” […]

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Leica digest #216

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2026

→ 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 […]

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Epic: 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 in Minneapolis

By LR admin | Published: January 17, 2026

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 […]

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Leica digest #215

By LR admin | Published: January 11, 2026

→ 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 […]

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