Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera officially announced


The previously rumored Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera set is now officially announced.  The Leica M10-P Edition “Safari” contains the same performance and technical capabilities of the standard Leica M10-P, with its quiet mechanical shutter. The matching Leica Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 Edition “Safari” will be offered separately from the camera, and is the first time in Leica’s history that a Leica M-Lens will be available in the legendary olive green finish.


The Leica M10-P Edition “Safari” camera body is available for sale today for $8,450 with only 1,500 units available and the matching lens will be available on February 15th for $2,750 with only 500 units available. Both camera and lens are sold separately at Leica Stores, Boutiques and Dealers:

USWorldwide
Adorama
B&H
PopFlash
Leica Boutique Palm Beach
Leica Store Soho
Leica Store Miami
Tamarkin
Classic Connection
Ken Hansen
Meister Camera (Germany)
Calumet (Germany)
Leica Store Lisse (Netherlands)
Reddotcameras (UK)
Park Camera (UK)
M&K Kamera (Hong Kong)
Rangefinder (Hong Kong)
Map Camera (Japan)
Leica Boutique Montreal (Canada)


Press release:

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Leica M8, M9 and M240 cameras firmware hacked


Alexander Hude hacked/reversed engineered the Leica M8, M9 and M240 cameras firmware and made a very detailed post about his finding. Here is a recap:

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Updated list of rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses

After the Leica D-Lux 7 camera announcement, here is an updated list of the remaining rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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The new Voigtländer 21mm f/3.5 and 35mm f/2 Vintage Line lenses are now in stock


Voigtländer announced the US pricing of the new 21mm f/3.5 and 35mm f/2 Aspherical VM Vintage Line lenses – both lenses are $799. Pre-orders are now open at and Amazon even has the lenses already on stock.

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens:

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/2 Aspherical lens:

The technical specifications of both lenses can be found here. Here are a few additional pictures from previous blog posts:

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ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 released with support for the Leica D-Lux 7 camera



Today ON1 released Photo RAW 2019.2 with added support for the new Leica D-Lux 7 camera.

You can use coupon code NIKONRUMORS for 20% off or you can get a 30-day trial version.

Additional ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 information can be found here.

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Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount to be announced this week



Late Thursday night or early Friday morning this week Panasonic will officially announce their new Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount as a part of the recently founded L-Mount Alliance.

Here is the Panasonic teaser:

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Leica L3 watch with a mechanical alarm complication coming in 2019


In addition to the rose gold versions of the L1 and L2 watches, in 2019 Leica will also announce a new L3 watch with a mechanical alarm complication:

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