A Leica store in Europe leaked the details of the upcoming Leica M6 matte black paint finish camera reissue that will be officially announced tomorrow. The UK price will be £4,500 (incl. tax).
Stefan Daniel (Leica Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations) spoke to members of the Leica Society International in Dublin on October 14 and had some very interesting comments/remarks – here is a recap:
In-body stabilization for the M system is not visible because of size constraints
Leica M camera with EVF (rumored for years) – I will use a quote here: “Stefan surprised the audience by saying that if there were sufficient demand, Leica would consider producing an M with EVF. Asked how many they would need to sell in order to make such a decision, he estimated a couple of thousand”. Update – the quote was later clarified as “several thousand”.
Leica Q3 is coming: “Asked when the Q3 would be launched, Stefan obviously couldn’t make a prediction. However, when a delegate raised the prospect of a Q with a longer lens — 50 mm has been discussed on forums — Stefan smiled enigmatically and said that this was a question that had often been asked. But he could not say categorically no. I found this rather surprising.”
“Today marks an exciting milestone in our mission as we announce partnerships with industry-leading camera manufacturers, Leica and Nikon, to implement provenance technology into two exhibiting cameras — Leica’s iconic M11 Rangefinder and Nikon’s industry-leading mirrorless Z 9, bringing provenance and authenticity to digital images at the point of capture.
Both partnerships will advance the CAI’s efforts of empowering millions of photographers everywhere to attach provenance to their images at the point of capture, creating a chain of authenticity from camera to cloud. It’s a critical step in bolstering trust to combat the pervasive issues of plagiarism, as well as misinformation and disinformation.”
Adobe also announced major updates for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro:
If you are already following the Catawiki tap on top of this page, you probably already know about the ongoing “Exclusive Leica Camera Auction” that will end this Saturday, October 22nd at 14:00. Here are some of the Leica items currently listed at the auction: