Leica Rumors

Ending soon on Kickstarter: Clever Supply camera sling bag and SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2023

The latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates:

39 hours left: Camera sling bag by Clever Supply Co.: $93,724 pledged of $15,000 goal (additional information).

44 hours left: SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition: $91,099 pledged of $13,237 goal.

Many previously crowdfunded projects are still available for purchase:

Via PhotoRumors

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The Xiaomi 13 Pro smartphone with 1″ Leica camera is coming to Europe

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2023

Steve McCurry with the Xiaomi 13 Pro (by Charlie Gray)

The Xiaomi 13 Pro smartphone with a 1″ Leica camera is coming to Europe. The phone was announced last year for the Chinese market only. There is no chance, for now, to see this model in the US – eBay is the only option to get the phone in the US.

Here are the basic specs of the Xiaomi 13 Pro:

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How they used to measure mechanically the Leica camera shutter speed milliseconds back in 1930

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2023

The YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay published a video called “How the Germans measured milliseconds mechanically” about an old fashion way of measuring analog camera shutter speed with equipment from the 19030s.:

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The new Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH and 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses are now shipping

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2023

The new Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH and 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses are now shipping:

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Leica L-mount at the 2023 CP+ show in Japan

By LR admin | Published: February 24, 2023

Phototrend published their interview with Yosuke Yamane from the 2023 CP+ show in Japan (director of the Imaging Business division at Panasonic) – here are his comments regarding the L-mount alliance and L² Technology: