Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 35mm f/1.5 Type II VM lens for Leica M mount next month (November). The new lens will be available in two colors (black and silver).
Previous coverage of the Voigtlander VM lenses can be found here:
The Leica M6 film camera reissue will be officially announced on October 20 (as expected) with a price tag of around €4,800 (priced lower than the Leica MP as already reported). Here is the M6 rumors recap:
Leica is also rumored to announce a new lens on October 20th, but I do not have the details. You can contact me anonymously if you have any information.
Check out also the Large Leica M6 camera pin at the LR online store:
The colored anodized metal M body caps are also still available:
→ The new 2022 5DayDeal Photography Bundle will be open for sale in 4 days. The corresponding 5DayDeal $10,000+ giveaway already started today.
→ New on Kickstarter: Maven color-coded magnetic photography & videography filters – just launched and already raised over $100k.
→ Leica SL event in Germany with Olaf Wolf & Alexandre Simoes on October 10th:
→ The latest Leica-related videos:
The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions will take place tomorrow (October 8th) in Wetzlar, Germany. The auction catalog is available online and the acution items are already available in the viewing area:
The above-pictured Leica Q2 James Bond 007 limited edition camera with serial number 007 signed by Daniel Craig was sold at the 60 Years Of James Bond Christie’s Charity Auction for GBP 30,240. The camera was originally announced last year and is already sold out out everywhere:
Here is the Christie’s auction item description and additional pictures:
Here are the latest Leica L-mount rumors:
Leica is rumored to announce a new 100-400mm lens for L-mount. The lens will be made in Japan, but I was told that it is not a direct rebrand of the Sigma version and will incorporate some elements/features designed by Leica. The price is expected to be around 2,500 $/€. The official announcement should be in Q1 of 2023.
Leica will announce a few more Japan-made lenses for L-mount, including a new 105mm f/2.8 macro lens (see the Sigma 100mm f/2.8 lens for L-mount). Another possibility is a Leica Summilux-L 105mm f/1.4 lens based on the existing Sigma version.
Leica is also rumored to announce their first Leica branded 1.4x teleconverter for L-mount that is going to be priced around 800 $/€ (see the Sigma L-mount teleconverters). Expected announcement: Q1 of 2023. A second 2.0x teleconverter is expected later in 2023.
