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.

Related video:

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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:

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.

Here are a few more pictures from the auction by Thorsten Overgaard:

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Photo RAW version 2022.5 now available with Leica M11 camera support

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2022



ON1 officially released Photo RAW version 2022.5 with support for the Leica M11. This is a major update that includes several new features and enhancements including the full integration of ON1 Resize AI into Photo RAW. Here are the key features in version 2022.5:

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Another new limited edition: gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai” with matching APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH and Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2022



In addition to the Leica M-A “Titan”, there is another new Leica limited edition: gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai” with matching APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH and Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses. Two different kits are available:

  • Gold kit: gold-plated camera body with yellow crocodile leather, gold-plated Leica APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH, and Leica Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses (10 kits available).
  • Green kit: gold-plated camera body with green crocodile leather and a gold-plated Leica APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH lens (20 kits available).


Official pricing is not yet available, but the green kit is expected to be around $30k, while the yellow should be around $45k. All proceeds from the sales of that limited edition Leica camera will go to charitable royal projects.

Additional pictures:

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