Leica Rumors

50 years Leica Portugal

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2023

Leica celebrates 50 years of their factory in Portugal:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Leica M-mount lenses made in Portugal, Leica made in Portugal| 3 Comments

Rare Leica 0 series (1923) comes to auction on October 7th, 2023 in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: September 5, 2023

A rare Leica 0 series camera from 1923 comes to auction on October 7th, 2023 in Wetzlar (by Wetzlar Camera Auctions):

Posted in Leica Auction Madness| Tagged Barnack camera, Wetzlar Camera Auctions| 2 Comments

New Leica SL2 voucher program announced: save $1,500 on a Leica SL2 bundles

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2023

Leica USA announced a new voucher program where you can save $1,500 on six different Leica SL2 camera + lens bundles:

“Starting today and running until January 2024, Leica is offering a $1,500 instant savings voucher towards the purchase of a new SL2 Prime or Vario bundle. Combined with the savings already built into the bundle pricing, this is an amazing deal for anyone looking to get into the Leica SL System, or to add to their existing kit. There are six available bundles to choose from, pairing a Leica SL2 professional mirroless body with the 24-70mm f/2.8 Vario-Elmarit-SL ASPH zoom, or with one of the new lightweight Summicron-SL 35 or 50mm f/2 ASPH prime lenses.”

See the full details on how to claim the voucher at Reddotforum.

Visit our sponsors for availability (some of the bundles are not in stock yet):

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Leica digest #126

By LR admin | Published: September 3, 2023

→ Funleader x BrightinStar 28mm f/2.8 lens for Leica M-mount review at Fstoppers. Additional info on the lens can be found here.

→ New and updated Mr.Ding Noxlux DG 50mm f/1.1 E58 V2 lens for Leica-M released – now available also in silver (additional information).

→ Shoten R50 Leica M rangefinder camera adapter for 50mm M42 and Pentax K lenses report by Map Camera.

→ Labor Day sale & specials.

→ B&H has several 50th Anniversary Special Edition Products.

→ New Nanuk soft bag ecosystem announced.

→ The camera market is booming!

→ The new CFexpress memory card update 4.0 will double the speed to 4 GB/s while still being backward compatible.

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The best LeicaRumors posts for August 2023

By LR admin | Published: September 2, 2023

The best LeicaRumors posts for August 2023:

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The online catalog for the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions (Auktion 5) on October 7th, 2023 in Wetzlar, Germany is now available

By LR admin | Published: September 1, 2023

The online catalog for the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions (Auktion 5) that will take place on October 7th, 2023 in Wetzlar, Germany is now available:

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The new and improved Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 75 f/1.5 II lens for Leica M and L mount is now available

By LR admin | Published: August 31, 2023

The previously reported new and improved Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 75 f/1.5 II lens for Leica M and L mount is now officially released (the full press release can be found here). Pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo (Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses are also sold at Adorama).

“In the 1930s, design genius Willi Merté created the original Biotar 75 f1.5. In no time at all, the lens gained a legendary reputation and achieved great success. Due to the Second World War and the high production costs for that time, the production of the popular Biotar 75 was discontinued very quickly. Its great popularity and the small number of well-preserved specimens at the same time make the Biotar 75 an extremely rare lens.”

Delivery time:	approximately 2 weeks
Focal Length & Aperture:	75mm / f1.5 – f16
Image circle diameter:	60mm
angle of view:	32°
Aperture blades:	15
Filter diameter:	62mm
Optical construction:	6 elements in 4 groups
Minimum object distance:	0.75m
Housing:	Aluminum / natural anodized
Rangefinder coupling (Leica):	no (LiveView required)