Leica news, before it happens

→ PictureCorrect holiday sale.

→ New Gura Gear Kiboko City Classic 18L+ camera backpack announced.

 
→ Light Lens Lab released a new 50mm f/2 Rigid-SPII lens for Leica M-mount (order here). The lens features the 50mm f/2 Speed Panchro II optical block housed in a new Type Two “Rigid” 50mm f/2 body. The lens will be available in Chrome for the initial orders starting on December 19th for $849 and it will end on January 1st, 2024. The price after that will be $1,049. The first batch will be delivered in late January/February 2024. Additional information is available here.

→ The new Thypoch Simera lenses for Leica M-mount are now shipping – a few hands-on pictures can be found here.

→ Mr.Ding released a new version 2.1 of their Noxlux DG 50mm f/1.1 E58 lens for Leica M mount. The optical structure remains unchanged, but the new version has several upgrades – see this post for more details.

→ Here are some additional visuals from the upcoming Mr.Ding 35mm f/1.8 E39 lens for Leica M-mount (see the current Mr. Ding lens offering here).

→ 13th Leica Street Photo Contest.

→ Alphagvrd Leica SL2 camera skin installation video.

→ Leitz Leica M3 black paint cameras and lenses from Mint and Rare.