Leica Rumors

New Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 “Steel Rim” lens reissue rumored to be announced next week with the M6 camera

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2022

I have been talking about a new Leica M 35mm “Heritage” lens for a while and I think a new Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 Steel Rim lens will be finally announced next week together with the Leica M6 camera. This vintage lens reissue will be slightly different from the original body and will be available in silver and maybe later in black (similar to the Noctilux 50mm f/1.2 lens). The original Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 V1 Steel Rim is currently listed for $20k – $30k at f22cameras and eBay.

Pictures source: f22cameras

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Leica to announce a new 21mm f/2 APO lens for the SL system (Leica APO-Summicron-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH)

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2022

A few days ago I reported about the Leica SL event with Olaf Wolf & Alexandre Simoes that took place at Foto Koch in Germany on October 10th. At the end of the presentation, at the 1:09:47 mark, the Leica rep confirmed that a new Leica APO-Summicron-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH lens:

I was told that the new lens will start shipping in January 2023. The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH lens has been on the Leica SL lens roadmap since 2018:

Updated Leica SL lens roadmap

I am not sure if this will be the lens that will be announced together with the Leica M6t camera next week.

Several other Leica SL lenses are also expected to be announced soon:

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Coming in November: new Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 35mm f/1.5 Type II VM lens for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2022

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:

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The Leica M6 film camera reissue will be announced on October 20 with a price tag of around €4,800 #filmisnotdead

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2022

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:

Leitz M6 Classic film camera reissue
Price: €4,800
Limited edition of probably 500 pieces
Announcement on October 20
“Leitz” red dot (a tribute to early Leica M6 cameras, see more listings here).

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:

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Wetzlar Camera Auctions #4 results now available online: 1954 Leica M square format prototype camera sold for €687,500

By LR admin | Published: October 9, 2022

The results of Wetzlar Camera Auctions #4 are now available online:

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Leica digest #100

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2022

→ 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:

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Reminder: the Wetzlar Camera Auctions will take place tomorrow (October 8th) in Wetzlar, Germany

By LR admin | Published: October 7, 2022

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: