Announced: Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2021


The previously rumored Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced. Pre-orders should open soon at Adorama and B&H Photo. Shipping is expected to start in December. The price in Japan is ¥95,000 (around $800). The current version of this lens is priced at $699 – here is a side-by-side comparison (type I vs. type II):


Additinal informtion on the new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens

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New TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount announced

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2021


The previously rumored TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced. TTartisan did not announce any pricing yet, but you can check their website for updates.

Update – the new lens is now available for pre-order:

The new TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order

Additional information on the new TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens:

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The first Black Friday deals are already out

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2021


→ Vi Vante sheetline rope camera strap sale (42% off).


→ 5% off at Funleader with coupon code LEICARUMORS (valid also for the new Contax Zeiss Planar T* 45mm f/2 G lens conversion for Leica M-mount).


→  Funleader Black Friday sale.


→ Lighting deals.


→ Godox sale.


→ WANDRD camera bags sale

$60 off Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle
$100 off Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI
Up to 30% off DxO software
15% off Topaz Labs products with code RUMORS15
10% off ON1 products with code NIKONRUMORS
$10 off Skylum products with code LEICARUMORS
10% off Capture One products with code LEICARUMORS
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The Leica watches were spotted in Wetzlar (new Leitz LUX smartphone coming in December)

By LR admin | Published: November 14, 2021


In addition to the new Q2 “Reporter” cameras, the Ralph Gibson’s Leica Hall of Fame Award, and the 2021 LOBA winners announcement during the recent events in Wetzlar, Leica also had a presentation on their Leica watches. Not much coverage is available online about this presentation, which means there was no new/important information. Even HODINKEE, who was present at the event, had nothing new to report – you can listen to their podcats from Wetzlar that includes an interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (he confirmed that a new Leitz LUX smartphone will be announced in December but did not mention anything about the release date of the Leica watches).


One interesting bit of information is that the Leica watch box (pictured above) is made of aluminum and glass and doubles as a display case for a Leica M lens.

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The current DxO software sale ends in 2 days

By LR admin | Published: November 12, 2021


The current DxO software sale (up to 30% off) will end in two days. The discounts include all DxO software packages, including the latest releases:




$60 off Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle
$100 off Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI
15% off Topaz Labs products with code RUMORS15
10% off ON1 products with code NIKONRUMORS
$10 off Skylum products with code LEICARUMORS
10% off Capture One products with code LEICARUMORS
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New Leica D-Lux 7 Vans x Ray Barbee limited edition camera to be announced soon

By LR admin | Published: November 12, 2021



Leica will soon announce a new D-Lux 7 Vans x Ray Barbee limited edition camera according to Nokishita.

Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel started in Anaheim, California (Wikipedia).

Ray Barbee is an American skateboarder, photographer, and musician from San Jose, California (Wikipedia).

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The new Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount will start shipping on November 30th

By LR admin | Published: November 11, 2021



The new Voigtlander APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 VM lens for Leica M-mount will start shipping on November 30th according to Cosina. Additional information on the upcoming lens can be found here. Pre-orders are now open at:

Cosina is also rumored to also announce a new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical Type II VM lens for Leica M-mount.



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