Leica Rumors

The new Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical VM Type II lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order in Europe

By LR admin | Published: April 21, 2021

The new Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical VM Type II lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order in Europe at Jo Geier:

In the US the lens will be listed soon at:

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Leica Sport Optics now have a 10-year Passport protection plan and a 30-year warranty

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2021

From Reddotforum – Leica announced a new Sport Optics 10-year Passport protection plan and 30-year warranty:

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The Leica Q2 Daniel Craig x Greg Williams limited edition camera is already sold out

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2021

The Leica Q2 Daniel Craig x Greg Williams limited edition camera is already sold out at most retailers – this model was limited to 750 units worldwide:

Adorama
B&H
Leica Store Miami
Meister Camera
Leica Shop
Map Camera
Reddotcameras in the UK seems to still have one in stock

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Leica will launch more new M lenses with a minimum focusing distance of 30cm

By LR admin | Published: April 17, 2021

The new Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens has a minimum focusing distance of just 30 centimeters. At a recent presented the new APO 35mm lens at Leica Store Nuremberg, Peter Karbe (head of Optics Development at Leica) was asked whether Leica would also launch more lenses with the new minimum focus distance of 30cm. His response was “yes”, adding upon further questions: “I have already told you more than I should have said.”

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Leica to announce a new VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 24–70mm f/2.8 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2021

The next SL lens (L-mount) to be announced by Leica will be the VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH according to Nokishita. Leica currently has the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4 ASPH lens in their lineup that is often criticized because of its variable aperture – the new 24-70mm f/2.8 will be a welcome addition. Unless I am mistaken, the 24–70mm f/2.8 SL lens was not listed in any previous SL roadmaps, which means that we will probably get an updated roadmap as well.

Update – I received some additional information on the rumored/upcoming VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 24–70mm f/2.8 ASPH lens: it will be offered together with the Leica SL2s camera as a set. The optics of the new lens will be based on the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens (this is hard for me to believe – Leica will take a Sigma lens and put a red dot on top of it?)

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New Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical VM Type II lens for Leica M-mount announced

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2021

The previously rumored Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical VM Type II lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced in three different color combinations. Pre-orders should be open soon at:

Additional information (Google translated):

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First leaked pictures of the upcoming Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2021

Here are the first leaked pictures of the upcoming new Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 28mm f/2 Aspherical lenses for Leica M-mount (click for larger view):