Leica Rumors

Selected ONA camera bags are now 25% off

By LR admin | Published: August 29, 2019

For Labor Day, selected ONA camera bags will be 25% off until September 9th – see the details and Adorama and B&H Photo:

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Two new Shoten CFD-LM, LM-FG (S) mount adapters released (Canon FD → Leica M and Leica M → Fujifilm G)

By LR admin | Published: August 29, 2019

Shoten announced two new adapters for Leica M mount:

Shoten CFD-LM adapter: Canon FD → Leica M
Shoten LM-FG (S) adapter: Leica M → Fujifilm G

Additional information (Shoten adapters are sold at Amazon and eBay):

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The upcoming Leica M10M Monochrom camera is rumored to have a new 41-42MP sensor

By LR admin | Published: August 28, 2019

The current Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) camera model

Some Leica M10M Monochrom camera rumors:

The camera will be called Leica M10M
It will have a new 41-42 MP sensor (another rumor: could be the same sensor as the Q2 but modified for B&W)
Body style identical to M10/M10-P
A special limited edition”celebrity” release will be announced
Not sure about the exact release date but both prior Monochrom versions came roughly 32 months following the base platform and September 2019 would be 32 months since the M10 was released

In an interview with Reddotforum, Jesko von Oeynhausen from Leica Camera answered the question about a potential Leica M10 Monochrom with “if it’s coming, it’s still a ways off” – this was in October last year (2018):

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L-Mount Alliance: Panasonic announced a new S1H camera and 24-70mm f/2.8 lens both for L-mount

By LR admin | Published: August 27, 2019

Today Panasonic announced a new S1H mirrorless camera and the Lumix S Pro 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, both for L-mount:

Panasonic S1H pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Photo
Panasonic S Pro 24-70mm f/2.8 lens pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Photo
Key features of the new Panasonic S1H and 24-70 lens
Panasonic S1H press release
Panasonic Lumix S Pro 24-70mm f/2.8 press release
The Panasonic S1H camera presentation screenshots can be found at the L-Mount Facebook page and at the L-Mount Facebook group:

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Deal of the day: get a set of 10 colored anodized metal Leica M-mount camera body caps for 50% off

By LR admin | Published: August 26, 2019

For a limited time, you can now get a set of ten different colored anodized metal Leica M-mount camera body caps for $199 with free worldwide shipping (more info available here):