Leica Rumors

The WestLicht Photographica Auction is being renamed as the Leitz Photographica Auction

By LR admin | Published: December 5, 2018

The 33rd WestLicht Camera Auctioachieves top prices and brings some surprising news: the WestLicht Photographica Auction is being renamed as the Leitz Photographica Auction.

The 33rd WestLicht Photographica Auction was held in Vienna last weekend. As the auction opened, Matthias Harsch, Chairman of the Executive Board of Leica Camera AG, and Alexander Sedlak, Managing Director of Leica Camera Austria, surprised everyone present with the latest news: the next auction will take place in June 2019 at the Leitz Park in Wetzlar under the name Leitz Photographica Auction (www.leitz-auction.com), with a new logo and will be organised by the long-established, highly-experienced and successful team from Vienna. In future, under the prestigious, historically renowned name of ‘Leitz’, the entire knowledge and expertise of the globally active and networked company Leica Camera AG will come into play to offer even more bidders from around the globe the chance to buy spectacular collector’s pieces and rarities at exciting auctions.

Posted in Leica Auction Madness, Leica Press Releases| Tagged Leitz Photographica Auction, Westlicht auction| 1 Comment

The 2019 Photokina show is canceled

By LR admin | Published: December 5, 2018

The 2019 Photokina show is now officially canceled and the 2020 Photokina dates were announced: May 27-30, 2020. The full press release can be found here.

Via PhotoRumors

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Leica CL camera + Elmarit 18mm lens starter bundle now $895 off

By LR admin | Published: December 4, 2018

Leica Camera USA started a new holiday promotion where you can get the Leica CL camera + 18mm Elmarit lens combo in black for $895 off (the CL is $2,795, the 18mm Elmarit is $1,295 when bought separately, the promo bundle is $3,195). Visit one of our sponsors for more details:

Posted in Deals, Leica CL| Tagged Leica CL digital mirrorless camera| 1 Comment

Leica T, TL and TL2 dynamic range and sensor measurements test results published online

By LR admin | Published: December 3, 2018

Photonstophotos published their dynamic range and sensor measurements test results for the Leica T, TL, and TL2 mirrorless cameras (click for larger view).

Here are some comparisons of the Leica CL ($2,795) and Leica TL2 ($2,195) with the Fuji X-T3 ($1,499), Sony 6500 ($1,098) and Canon M6 ($479.99) cameras:

Posted in Leica CL, Leica T, Leica TL, Leica TL2| Tagged PhotonsToPhotos sensor test| 16 Comments

New: 7Artsisans 50mm f/1.1 gold limited edition lens (for Leica M-mount)

By LR admin | Published: December 2, 2018

7Artsisans has a new 50mm f/1.1 gold limited edition lens for Leica M-mount:

Posted in Leica Lenses| Tagged 7Artisans, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount| 5 Comments

The equipment used to test Leica M cameras

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2018

The Japanese website DC Watch has an article about the equipment used to test Leica M cameras:

In the pictures above you can see the machine called “W6” – my understanding is that only four places in the world have this 200kg machine that is used to test Leica M rangefinders: USA, Germany, China and Japan.