Leica Rumors

Leica M11-P Safari now in stock

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2025

The new Leica M11-P Safari camera is now in stock at:

Americas	Europe	Asia
B&H Photo Leica Miami	WEX Photo Calumet Photo Foto Koch	Rangefinder Map Camera

Leica M11-P Safari camera officially announced

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New: MS Optics LUMITAR 3.5/50 lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2025

MS Optics announced a new LUMITAR 3.5/50 lens. Here are the details:

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Leica at the 2025 Bild Expo in NYC

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2025

Here is some additional coverage of the 2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo that took place in NYC this week:

Pictures from the show:

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Leica MONOPAN 50 black and white 35mm photographic film additional coverage

By LR admin | Published: June 20, 2025

Leica MONOPAN 50 black and white 35mm photographic film additional coverage:

The Leica MONOPAN 50 film is rumored to be produced by Adox
The Leica MONOPAN 50 film price is unknown, but it is rumored to be as low as $15 per roll
The joke on the Internet is that “50” in “MONOPAN 50” stands for $50 per film price tag 🙂
Leica is considering other film product announcements depending on the success of the MONOPAN 50
Additional coverage and sample photos courtesy of Jamie.dop/Jamie & the Jam:

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New: Pro Tripod by Peak Design

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2025

Peak Design launched three new lines of PRO tripods on Kickstarter, including lite + tall versions. The project has already raised almost $2 million during the first 2 days with an initial goal of $100,000, with almost 2,400 backers (58 days to go).

Products in this launch:

Pro Tripod (main hero product)
Pro Tall Tripod (taller variant of Pro Tripod)
Pro Lite Tripod (smaller/lighter option, between Travel Tripod and Pro Tripod)
Tilt Mod (accessory – turns Pro Tripod into a pan/tilt video tripod)
Pro Leveling Base (accessory – use any 3rd party tripod head w/ Pro Tripod)
Pro Spike Feet (accessory – set of 3 stainless steel feet)
Pro Lite Spike (accessory – set of 3 stainless steel feet)

Additional information:

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Leica announces MONOPAN 50 black and white 35mm photographic film

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2025

The previously rumored Leica MONOPAN 50 black and white 35mm photographic film is now officially announced. See the full details, including the press release and sample photos at Reddotforum.

For pricing and availability, check our sponsors:

Americas	Europe	Asia
B&H \| Adorama Leica Miami Tamarkin Camera Classic Connection	Leica Lisse WEX Photo \| RedDotCameras Calumet \| Koch \| Koster	Rangefinder Map Camera

Additional information:

This 35mm black-and-white negative film has super-panchromatic sensitivity, to 780nm, delivering a broad tonal range and reacting well with filtration for working near the infrared spectrum.
Ultra-high resolution of 280 lp/mm renders images with impressively high sharpness as well as also offering a very fine, smooth grain structure.
Slow-speed ISO 50/18° film is well-suited to use with faster lenses in daylight conditions, such as Leica’s Noctilux-M and Summilux-M lines.
Combination of high sharpness and low grain suits making high-magnification enlargements in the darkroom as well as high-resolution scanning applications.
Anti-halation layer prevents blooming or other halation effects for a clean image quality with good edge contrast.
Traditional silver-rich emulsion is compatible with nearly all black-and-white film developers.

Update – the press release was released later: