Leica Rumors

Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander HELIAR 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical lenses for Leica M and LM mounts

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2022

Cosina is rumored to announce new Voigtlander HELIAR 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical VM lenses for Leica M and LM mounts at the 2022 CP+ show in Japan (pictured above is the current Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 Heliar lens for Sony E-mount). Here are the leaked details:

Posted in L-Mount Alliance, Leica Lenses| Tagged L-Mount, Leica L-mount, Voigtländer, Voigtlander HELIAR 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical lens, Voigtlander lenses for L-mount| 5 Comments

Get higher resolution without buying the Leica M11: the new Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI v5.8 is now on sale

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2022

Want to get a higher resolution without buying the new Leica M11 camera? Topaz Labs released Gigapixel AI version 5.8 with several improvements, including better face refinement and increased speed when upscaling and enhancing images. The Gigapixel AI software lets you upscale photos (enhance details and resolution) up to 600%.

The new Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI is now $20 off until February 18 (you can use coupon code RUMORS15 to get an additional 15% off).

The full release notes for the new version 5.8 can be found here.

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Just announced: Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary lens for Leica L mount

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2022

The previously rumored Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary lens for Leica L-mount is now officially announced:

Pre-order: Adorama | B&H Photo | WEX Photo
Explora
Sigma blog
Sample photos
Press release
Product page
Review: 1 2 3
Related videos:

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New: Leica rewind lever from PPP Cameras

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2022

PPP Cameras released a new rewind lever for Leica M1, M2, M3, MA, and MP film cameras:

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged Leica rewind lever, PPPcameras| 2 Comments

Leica L1 and L2 watches officially launched, available for sale only in seven stores around the world

By LR admin | Published: February 8, 2022

I already reported that Leica had a “secret” presentation on their new L1 and L2 watches in November last year. Today, the Leica watches are already listed on the official Leica website:

Posted in Leica Watches| Tagged Leica L1 and L2 watches, Leica ZM 1 and ZM 2 watches| 34 Comments

The new silver Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount is now in stock

By LR admin | Published: February 7, 2022

credit: Foto Video Klein

The silver version of the new Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount is now in stock at Adorama, Amazon, B&H Photo, and Jo Geier.

Sample photos taken with the new lens can be found at Foto Video Klein and at Cosina’s website:

Posted in Leica Lenses| Tagged Voigtländer, Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens| 2 Comments

Leica digest #88

By LR admin | Published: February 6, 2022

→ There is a new firmware update coming to make the new Leica Visoflex 2 work with the Leica M10.camera:

“The Visoflex 2 is also backwards-compatible with Leica’s M10 models (M10, M10 Monochrom, M10R, M10-P and M10-D) once they have been updated with the new firmware released in March 2022.” (source)

→ Leica M11 (Typ 2416) camera review