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:

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The latest Leica videos

By LR admin | Published: February 24, 2023


The latest Leica videos on YouTube:

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New Leica D-Lux 7 camera 007 edition announced

By LR admin | Published: February 23, 2023



Today Leica announced a new D-Lux 7 camera 007 edition set that comes with a matching handgrip, wrist strap, and holster. This is a limited edition set – only 1,962 pieces will be produced worldwide (the release of “Dr. No” was in 1962). For pricing and availability, check our sponsors:

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Key features of the new Leica D-Lux 7 007 edition:

  • Limited to 1,962 units – celebrating the 1962 release of Dr. No and the beginning of the James Bond film franchise.
  • Automatic lens cap with gun barrel design
  • “007” Logo engraved on top plate
  • Handgrip, wrist strap and exclusive holster included
  • Durable rhombus textured cladding
  • Same technical specifications as the standard production Leica D-Lux 7

Additional information:

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Please update your LeicaRumors RSS feed (and a new email subscription option)

By LR admin | Published: February 22, 2023


I still have readers emailing me with questions on how to subscribe to LeicaRumors. The previous email subscription service called Feedburner is no longer available – Google decided to kill it after I have been using it for 15 years.

Email Subscription

You can subscribe for email notifications on FeedRabbit for free (you will need to enter the LeicaRumors RSS feed: https://leicarumors.com/feed/).

RSS Feed

When Google killed the email subscription service, they also broke the blog’s RSS feed. If you are using RSS to get LeicaRumors updates, please make sure you use the correct feed:

https://leicarumors.com/feed/

The old feed that had Feedburner in the link is no longer working. If you don’t use an RSS reader, I can highly recommend it – check Google for additional information.

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This new OpticExplorer lens simulator / database has the details on 50 Leica lenses

By LR admin | Published: February 21, 2023
Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens

Optic Explorer contacted me about their new lens simulator/lens database website (http://www.opticexplorer.com). You can use this web application to simulate the characteristics and performance of many lenses. They have a sizable database of existing lens designs that can be searched for and simulated. You can explore the lens database and play with lenses, light sources etc. without logging in or creating an account. If you want to create your own library of lens designs, you can create an account to store and share your designs. In either case, it’s free to use.

The Leica lens selection can be found here.

Here are a few screenshots:

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The latest Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 “Steel Rim” lens will get a redesigned hood

By LR admin | Published: February 20, 2023



I was told that the latest Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 “Steel Rim” lens will get a redesigned hood.

Leica is rumored to redesign the round hood for the new Steel Rim remake since the current lens hood causes a vignette when used with filters (first reported by Fred Miranda). Leica’s customer service has confirmed that they are redesigning the round hood and will ship it out to existing customers.

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Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 “Steel Rim” lens officially announced

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