Leica Rumors

Announced: new Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2022

The previously rumored (see also this post) Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order for $5,395/$5,595 (the previous version was priced at $5,995):

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Diagonal angle of view: 63 °
Working range: 0.4 m to infinity
Biggest scale: 1: 17.4
Number of lenses/groups: 9/5
Length: 1: 46 mm
Weight: 1: 320g
Lens hood: integrated, round
Filter/filter thread: E46
Made in Germany
Additional information

Comparison with the current version:

	FLE II	FLE I
Closest Focus	0.4 meters	0.7 meters
Aperture Blades	11	9
Weight	338 g	320 g
Lens Hood	Integrated	Thread-on
Length	46mm	46mm (58mm with hood)
Diameter	58mm	56mm
Reproduction Ratio	1:8.9	1:17.4

Press release:

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Leica to announce a new Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

On September 15th, Leica is rumored to announce a new Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens (previously rumored here). Here is what we know so far:

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Seacam to announce underwater housing for the Leica SL cameras

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

The Austrian company Seacam will soon introduce a new underwater housing for the Leica SL cameras. The official announcement is expected on September 22 at the Interdive” trade fair in Friedrichshafen – the schedule includes a presentation by Seacam on September 22 at 6:00 pm entitled “Leica goes underwater“:

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Leica Store Lisse lost their Facebook page – please give their new page some love

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

Facebook continues to do what they know how to do best – mess up with your social media presence. Over the years I lost multiple Facebook pages, groups, and accounts without any explanations and it seems that this trend is continuing today…

One of our sponsors Leica Store Lisse recently experienced a similar faith – the Facebook page they curated carefully and built for over 10 years was shut down overnight without any warnings or explanations. They now have a new page and are trying to regain their old following – please give them some love at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083289035088 – they provide some great Leica-related content:

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Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM 50th anniversary red limited edition lens listed for sale on eBay

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2022

In my last recap, I already mentioned about the Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM 50th anniversary red limited edition lens for Leica M-mount (only 50 lenses were produced).

A reader alerted me (thanks!) that the lens is now also listed for sale on eBay for $1,480.

Cosina should have contacted me to send them a few red anodized metal M-mount lens caps – the plastic black cap is hideous.

Here are a few more pictures from the product listing:

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The latest photo editing software updates

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2022

→ The new DxO Nik Collection 5 is now 25% off until September 14, 2022. Additional information on the latest release of DxO Nik Collection 5 can be found here.

→ ON1 Software announced the new Photo RAW 2023 version which will be officially released in October. You can pre-order it today for $99 (perpetual license for new customers). Owners of any old ON1 version can upgrade for $79.99. The new key features can be found here (see also the sneak peeks).

→ Two of the seven paid Skylum extensions for Luminar Neo are already available (Noiseless Ai and HDR Merge), Upscale AI and AI Background Removal are coming next. You can use code RUMORSNEO for $10 off.