Leica digest #202

Fun and affordable Leica L-mount lenses.


→ New TTartisan 17mm f/4 full-frame tilt-shift lens coming for L-mount.


New Panasonic Lumix announcement expected on October 17th.


The new “100 Years of Leica” accessories are now in stock.


→ Check out also the latest pre-owned arrivals at Leica Store Miami.


→ Photography, Lighting, and Digital Workflow Workshops 2025 at Tamarkin Camera.

→ Oktoberfest with Leica Q3 and Teo Crawford.

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Also announced: Owlkrown HorGrip for Leica Q2+Q3 cameras




In addition to the HotGrip for Leica M10 and M11 cameras, Owlkrown just announced a new HorGrip for Leica Q2+Q3 cameras.

You can get 10% off any order with code LEICARUMORS10

See also their best sellers and the new arrivals section. Some Owlkrown products are also sold at B&H Photo. Additional information on the new HorGrip for Q2/Q3:

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Leica Camera presents 45th Leica Oskar Barnack Award at the Wetzlar headquarters during the “Celebration of Photography” event

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A quick update to my last post about the Leica M11 Monochrom camera marble sculptures in Leica World – this was all part of the Celebration of Photography event for the 45th Leica Oskar Barnack Award at the Wetzlar headquarters – the first event in October I have been reporting about:

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New: eight tons Leica M11 Monochrom camera marble sculpture in Leica World + a limited edition of ten smaller sculptures


I think I now know what the first Leica event in October is for (I have been reporting on a Leica event around October 13 for a while).

Leica Welt (Leica World) is getting a new giant Leica M11 Monochrom camera marble sculpture, weighing approximately eight tons:


A limited edition of ten smaller marble Leica M11 Monochrom sculptures will also be released: each handcrafted from white Carrara marble and placed on a contrasting black Marquina marble stand (these limited sculptures are available exclusively through our sponsor Leica Store Lisse):


Regular readers of Leica Rumors will recognize that project from my 2023 post:

Available at Leica Store Lisse: Leica M camera marble sculpture by artist Casper Braat

Additional information:

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Owlkrown released a new HotGrip for Leica M10 and M11 cameras


Owlkrown released a new HotGrip for Leica M10 and M11 cameras.

You can get 10% off any order with code LEICARUMORS10

See also their best sellers and the new arrivals section.

Some Owlkrown products are also sold at B&H Photo.

Additional information on the new HotGrip for M10/M11:

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Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens for L-mount officially announced



The previously reported Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens for L-mount is now officially announced. Pre-orders are open at Amazon, B&H Photo, and the official Siriu website.

Sirui recently joined the L-Mount Alliance:

SIRUI joins the L-Mount Alliance with the Aurora 85mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens

Additional information on the new 35mm f/1.4 L lens can be found here:

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Here is a better mockup of the upcoming Leica M EV1 camera + a poll: are you going to buy one?


Here is a better mockup of the upcoming Leica M EV1 camera made by a reader:

I’ve started a new poll on X: Are you going to buy the rumored Leica M EV1 camera with an EVF?


Leica M EV1 silver camera concept: yay or nay?

Leica M EV1 = a Leica Q with M-mount

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