Leica Rumors

Lever-type thumb rest for Leica M10/M10-P now available for sale

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2019

Map Camera in Japan is now selling lever-type thumb rest for Leica M10/M10-P cameras (similar to the lever in the Leica M10-D model). The price is ¥48,600 (around $450 including tax). Additional information is available here.

More pictures:

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New: Rock & Roll Snake Twins SL rope straps (for Leica SL and Leica S cameras)

By LR admin | Published: September 5, 2019

Rock & Roll has a new line of straps for Leica SL and Leica S cameras – Snake Twins SL rope straps:

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Released: firmware update version 2.7.5.0 for Leica M10, M10-P and M10-D

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2019

Today Leica released firmware updates for the M10, M10-P and M10-D cameras:

Here is a list of changes:

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The recently registered Leica 2998 camera will have a new AC adapter (ACA-DC17) and a new cable release (RC-SCL6)

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2019

A quick update from Nokishita on the recently registered Leica 2998 camera – the new model will be equipped with Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 4.2 and will be compatible with a new AC adapter ACA-DC17. There will be also a new cable release RC-SCL6:

Update – the Leica RC-SCL4 remote release cable is for the current Leica SL Typ 601, so there is a very good chance the 2998 is the new Leica SL2.

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Leica Camera announces 2019 Oskar Barnack Award winners

By LR admin | Published: September 3, 2019

Leica Camera announced today American photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz as the winner for the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) for his series, ‘Water’ (see pictures above).

German photographer Nanna Heitmann was also announced as the winner of the Newcomer Award for her portfolio, ‘Hiding from Baba Yaga,’ which is awarded to up-and-coming photographers under the age of 25 (see pictures above).

Abdulaziz’s 8-year project took him across the globe as he searched for human interaction with nature, illustrating the story for the future of our civilization. ‘Water’ allowed him to draw attention to the pertinent relationship we as people have with our planet. Heitmann’s work pays homage to her journey through Siberia along the Yenisei River. The “dreamlike images” that she took represented the myths and folk tales of locals that she passed along her journey.

Press release:

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