Leica Rumors

Leica digest #107

By LR admin | Published: January 15, 2023

→ Capture One vs Lightroom: What you need to know.

→ The new Think Tank Photo SpeedTop Crossbody camera bags are now in stock at B&H.

→ The new Nitecore BlowerBaby 2 photography duster/blower is now in stock at Amazon | B&H Photo | Funelader.

→ Nikon Z9 with Leica-M lenses with fast autofocus tracking: the new Techart TZM-02 adapter (currently in stock at Amazon and eBay).

→ Comparing the Zeiss 35mm ZM lenses for Leica.

→ Rosie Matheson with the new Leica M6.

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First leaked picture of the upcoming Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 SC/MC VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 14, 2023

Here is the first leaked picture of the upcoming Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 SC/MC VM lens for Leica M-mount:

The new lens is expected to be released later this month (January) and will start shipping in February 2023.

Many Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount are currently on sale at B&H Photo:

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The best SD memory cards for the Leica M11 camera

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2023

Alik Griffin tested over two dozen SD memory cards on the Leica M11 camera and came up with this list of recommended/best memory cards:

Recommended memory cards	USB write	USB read	Leica M11
UHS-II V90	—	—	—
Lexar 2000x V90	219 MB/s	256 MB/s	99 MB/s
Delkin Black v90	253 MB/s	278 MB/s	106 MB/s
Delkin Power v90	240 MB/s	275 MB/s	100 MB/s
Hoodman Steel 2000x V90	155 MB/s	249 MB/s	98 MB/s
UHS-II V60	—	—	—
Lexar 1800x V60	176 MB/s	242 MB/s	93 MB/s
Sony M Tough V60	155 MB/s	268 MB/s	99 MB/s
Sony E v60	142 MB/s	252 MB/s	93 MB/s
Delkin Prime v60	98 MB/s	275 MB/s	81 MB/s

The conclusion:

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Sigma announced a new 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for Leica L-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2023

The previously rumored Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for Leica L-mount is now officially announced:

Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H | Koch | Calumet | Erhardt | WEX
Hands-on reports at Explora and West42
First look
Technical specifications
MTF charts
Sample photos
Product listing
Press release

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens key features:

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Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 SC/MC VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2023

Later this month Cosina is rumored to announce two new Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount:

Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 SC VM
Voigtlander ULTRON 75mm f/1.9 MC VM

Most Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount are currently discounted:

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Beware of scammers trying to sell Leitz Cine lenses from a fake domain name

By LR admin | Published: January 11, 2023

It seems that somebody is pretending to be the Leitz Cine company and is scamming potential customers by operating from the domain name laitz-cine.com (the real domain is leitz-cine.com):