Leica Rumors

The new Pixii Max full-frame digital rangefinder camera with Leica M-mount is now open for pre-orders

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2024

The new Pixii Max full-frame digital rangefinder camera with Leica M-mount is now open for pre-order at B&H Photo

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2024

Macfilos noticed that the new Leica D-Lux 8 camera lost some features that were already present in the previous D-Lux 7 model:

Step-zoom: the option to set the zoom lever to jump to traditional focal lengths — 28, 35, 50, and 75mm
Zoom function on the lens: the focus ring on the lens can no longer be assigned to the zoom function
Operation-lock feature: the operation lock feature (which is common to all Panasonic Lumix cameras, including the LX100, on which the D-Lux is based) enables one-button locking of a custom set of features

Update: It seems that the panorama feature is also no longer available.

Check Leica D-Lux 8 availability at:

Americas	Europe	Asia
Adorama / B&H Leica Miami Tamarkin Camera Classic Connection	Leica Store Lisse Red Dot Cameras Park Cameras \| WEX Photo Foto Koch	Rangefinder Map Camera

Previous coverage of the new Leica D-Lux 8 camera can be found here:

Leica D-Lux 8 vs. Leica D-Lux 7 specifications comparison

By LR admin | Published: July 20, 2024

The previously reported Meike 85mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens for Leica L-mount has been officially announced. It is currently in stock and available to ship internationally ($499).

Meike lenses are sold also at Adorama, Amazon and B&H Photo.

By LR admin | Published: July 19, 2024

Leica Camera recently opened its largest store in Melbourne, Australia. Here are the details:

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2024

Leica Camera released a firmware update version 1.1.9 for the SL3 camera overwriting/deleting images issue I reported last week. Here is the change log (additional information can be found at Reddotforum):