Leica Rumors

ATOLL is a new flexible solution for camera angle adjustments (compatible with Leica SL and SL2 cameras)

By LR admin | Published: June 17, 2022

The Taiwanese company Silence Corner developed a new camera accessory called ATOLL – specially designed for landscape photographers, allowing users to quickly adjust the camera angle on a tripod:

“ATOLL is the perfect photography accessory, specially designed for landscape photographers. The lightweight aluminum alloy with a double-layer ring structure allows users to quickly adjust the camera angle on a tripod.”

ATOLL is now listed on Kickstarter and already has $116,083 pledged (original goal was $10,000).

ATOLL is compatible with Leica SL and SL2 cameras:

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DxO Nik Collection 5 now available

By LR admin | Published: June 15, 2022

Today DxO announced the all-new Nik Collection 5. The suite consists of eight different plug-ins, Major improvements were introduced in Color Efex and Analog Efex. The design of the user interface has been rebuilt from scratch and now has also several new features. Here are the details:

What’s new?
Why upgrade?
More info
Free trial
Purchased here
New DxO Photolab version 5.3 was also released

Via PhotoRumors

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Coming soon: flying Leicas (DJI joins the L-Mount Alliance)

By LR admin | Published: June 15, 2022

As of today, DJI is part of the L-Mount Alliance – here are the details:

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New Leica L-mount products: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens and Fotodiox Auto Macro Extension Tubes

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2022

Today Venus Optics released a new Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full-frame mirrorless lens for Leica L mount (previously rumored here). The lens is priced at $499 and can be ordered directly from Laowa’s website (other stores will start taking pre-orders in a few weeks). Additional information can be found here.

Fotodiox will soon release a new Auto Macro Extension Tubes for L-mount (pictured above). The tubes are made for macro work and they will be all metal. The connection from camera to lens is passive – there are no electronics inside, just pins that extend the camera to the lens connections. Fotodiox adapters are sold at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.

Leica Europe price increase confirmed for July 1st

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2022

The previously rumored Leica Europe price increase is now confirmed as several stores have already received the new price list. Here are a few examples:

The Leica M11 camera is rumored to go up by €350
The Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is rumored to go up by €350
The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens is rumored to go up by €300
The Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens is rumored to go up by around €350/€400

UK price increase examples:

Leica M11 new price: £7,600 (old: £7,500)
Leica Q2 new price: £4,920 (old: £4,750)
Leica SL2 new price: £5,920 (old: £5,720)
Leica SL2-S new price: £4,340 (old: £4,250)

Other countries outside Europe could also see a price increase. Just a reminder that Leica had price increases in the US in March this year and in October last year. In May price increases followed also in the UK and in Japan:

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Leica digest #95

By LR admin | Published: June 12, 2022

→ The Leica 75mm f/1.25 Noctilux-M lens is listed as “Closeout” at Adorama – maybe a typo?

→ Photonstophotos released their photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements test data for the Zeiss ZX1 camera (compared with the Leica Q2 in the graph above).

→ LUMIX x LEICA collaboration event at Lumix Base Tokyo – L mount products touch & try, photographer talk,

→ Cheap camera grips for Leica M1, M2, M3, M4, M6, and CL cameras.

→ Can you tell the difference between the Leica M10 and Leica M10 Monochrom?

→ The latest Leica-related YouTube videos:

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Leitz Photographica Auction results: Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105 sold for 14.4 million Euros

By LR admin | Published: June 11, 2022

The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now over. The highlight of the auction, Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105, sold for 14.4 million Euros (including buyer’s premium). The full catalog can be found here and the final auction results are available here.