Leica Rumors

Leica’s management did in fact once consider making a medium-format film camera system

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2020

On April 1st, I posted a joke about Leica rumored to announce a new medium format film camera with a fixed lens. While this was obviously an April fool’s joke, it turns out that Leica’s upper management did in fact once consider making a medium-format film camera system (not with a fixed lens). In May 2000 Leica’s CEO at that time Hanns-Peter Cohn (CEO from 1999 to 2005) announced that Leica was considering the development of exactly such a camera! Here is a quote from the article in the Washington Post:

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More rumors: Leica Q2 James Bond 007 limited edition camera and Leica Q2 Monochrom camera

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2020

An update on the rumored Leica Q2 limited edition camera: Leica is rumored to announce a new Leica Q2 James Bond limited edition in black and British green leather and a special wooden box. This should not be a surprise because James Bond likes Leica cameras 🙂 The new “No Time to Die” James Bond movie will be released on November 20, so this should give you an idea on when to expect the new Q2 limited edition 007 camera:

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7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 vs. Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 lens comparison

By LR admin | Published: September 5, 2020

Here is a quick side by side comparison between the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 lens priced at $430 and the latest version of the Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens priced at around $6,000 (special thanks to the always helpful Vi Vante for providing the limited edition 35mm Summilux lens used in this test):

The JPG photos were not manipulated (SOOC: straight out of the camera). Lens detection was turned off. The full set of JPG files is available on Flickr (10 shots from the 7artisans and 10 shots from the 35mm Summilux). The DNG files can be downloaded at Dropbox and WeTransfer. Most of the sample photos were taken wide open. Here are a few examples:

Update: 7artisans lenses are available for sale at the PhotoRumors Online Store with free international shipping.

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Concept of Leica M camera with a battery indicator

By LR admin | Published: September 5, 2020

fully charged battery indicator

Alain Monnens, a freelance product designer from Belgium, designed this Leica M camera concept with a battery indicator emphasizing the simplicity, ease of use, purity, and the history of the brand:

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Coming next week: 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens (lens cap) for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2020

It seems that now almost every week we get a new lens for Leica M-mount from TTartisan and 7artisans and next week will not be any different – 7artisans will announce a new 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount (M-mount lens cap). The lens will be soon available for pre-order in the PR online store. Here is some technical information on the new lens:

Update – the lens is now officially announced.

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New Skylum Luminar AI, ON1 sneak peek, NIK Collection and Capture One discounts

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2020

Skylum announced new Luminar AI with a special early bird pricing.

30% off Capture One products with coupon code LABORDAY30 (4 days only: until September 7th).

The new DxO Nik Collection 3 is now 30% off (until September 20th).

Topaz Mask AI: $79.99 (regularly $99.99)
Topaz Creator Bundle: $129.99 (reg. $149.99)
15% off all Topaz products with code RUMORS15

A sneak peek of the upcoming ON1 new Portrait AI and Color Selection Technology can be found here.

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New TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount to be announced on Friday (pre-orders now open)

By LR admin | Published: September 3, 2020

On Friday TTartisan will announce a new 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount (previously reported here). The new lens is already available for pre-order in the PhotoRumors online store with free international shipping (the first batch of pre-orders will be shipped on Monday, September 7th).