Additional information on the upcoming Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Black “Steel Rim” lens

By LR admin | Published: March 18, 2024

The original Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Black Paint Steel Rim lens (f22cameras)

Additional information on the upcoming/rumored Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 “Black Steel Rim” reissue lens:

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New Leica D-Lux 8 camera rumored to be announced this summer

By LR admin | Published: March 18, 2024


The newly registered Leica Type 3952A camera will be announced this summer as a new Leica D-Lux 8 model. The interesting rumor here is that the D-Lux 8 will be sold only by Leica and there will not be an equivalent Panasonic LX100 camera. This explains why the new D-Lux 8 is labeled as Type 3952A (the D-Lux 7 was Type 3952).

The demand for small fix lens cameras is currently very strong and models like the Fuji X100 and Ricoh GRIII are almost impossible to get. It seems that Leica decided to capitalize on that trend even without Panasonic. I am curious what and how many upgrades Leica will introduce to the new D-Lux 8.

The Leica D-Lux 8 will not have an APS-C sensor and a fixed prime lens (obviously)

Leica registered a new D-Lux Type 3952A camera

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The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction is €40,000, I expect to sell for way more

By LR admin | Published: March 18, 2024

Christo’s Wrapped Leica Camera

Photographer Wolfgang Volz presenting Christo’s Wrapped Leica Camera

The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction will be €40,000. The estimated selling price for now is €80,000 – €100,000 but I expect the final hammer price to be significantly higher. Other wrapped objects by Christo sold in the past for €250,000 and more.

Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to be part of the next Wetzlar auction in October 2024

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Leica M concept camera

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2024



Here is another Leica M concept camera, this time by Shanghai-based industrial designer Wencheng Zhang:

“In that same vein, Zhang’s version of the Leica M is imagined to be precisely forged from a single block of aluminum alloy, imparting the form with a similar unibody confidence with what seems to be a cross between the Leica M11 and the smaller machined TL2. The designer himself says the concept’s minimalist form was actually inspired by a film camera of much older origin: Leica’s first ever camera, the Ur-Leica Replica.”

 

More Leica concept cameras can be found here:

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Leica digest #143

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2024


→ 5 things to love about the new Leica SL3 camera.



→ Check out the upcoming 2024 Leica Photo Adventures.


→ Shure announced a new MoveMic range of wireless microphones (see all new models).


→ The art of black-and-white photography with Thibault Roland.


→ New Think Tank Photo memory card and battery wallets announced.


→ New: Retouch4me uses AI to simplify the lives of photographers by streamlining routine processes.


→ DxO released NIK Collection version 6.5 with a brand new interface. Nik Sharpener has been completely overhauled. In addition, it gets all of the powerful updates to local adjustments and Photoshop Smart Objects seen elsewhere in the plugin suite. Visit this page for what’s new in the latest version.


→ Photo news roundup – week of March 10, 2024.


→ Leica Women Foto Project Award winners announced,

→ Q&A with Jo Geier.




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What’s next after the Leica SL3: a new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim black paint reissue

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2024


A few weeks ago I already reported that shortly after the Leica SL3 camera announcement, there will be another M-mount lens announcement. I now believe the upcoming lens will be a new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim black paint reissue version. The official announcement is rumored for or around March 21st, 2024. The price tag is expected to be around €9,980. This new lens will be a limited production run (only 200 or 250 pieces worldwide). Stay tuned for more details.

Update: the lens could be black anodized.

Additional information on the current/existing Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 Steel Rim silver lens can be found here (currently in stock at Adorama and B&H Photo):

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Leica registered a new D-Lux Type 3952A camera

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2024


Two days ago Leica registered a new D-Lux Type 3952A camera in China. The current Leica D-Lux 7 camera is model 3952 (already discontinued at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo) – this indicates that only minor upgrades will be introduced in the new 3952A  (like increased internal memory size, new menu/software, etc). The 3952A could also be a new limited edition version. I do not expect any major changes in 3952A like sensor size, design change, etc. simply becuase Panasonic doesn’t have a new LX100 model and if they did, the new camera would have a different nomenclature/model number.

The Leica D-Lux 8 will not have an APS-C sensor and a fixed prime lens (obviously)

The last Leica D-Lux 7 camera was announced in 2018:

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