There will be 42 L-Mount lenses by the end of 2020

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2019


The Leica L-mount will have over 42 lenses in total by the end of 2020:

  • More than 10 Panasonic Lumix lenses by the of 2020
  • 18 Leica lenses by the end of 2020
  • 14 Sigma lenses in 2019 and a lens mount converter

Here is the updated Panasonic Lumix S L-mount lenses roadmap:


Two out of the three new Panasonic Lumix S L-mount lenses are “Certified by Leica”:

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Panasonic Lumix S full-frame mirrorless camera system with Leica L-mount officially announced

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2019


Today Panasonic officially announced their Lumix S mirrorless system with Leica L-mount as a part of the new L-Mount Alliance:

Via PhotoRumors


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New firmware update version 3.1 for the Leica Q and Q-P cameras

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2019


Leica announced a new firmware update version 3.1 for the Leica Q and Q-P cameras that fixes issues related to the Leica Fotos app:

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Panasonic Lumix S mirrorless cameras and lenses with Leica L-mount leaked online prior to the announcement tonight (big, heavy and expensive)

By LR admin | Published: January 31, 2019


Tonight Panasonic will officially announce their new mirrorless cameras and lenses with Leica L-mount. The new Panasonic S cameras are actually bigger and heavier than the Leica SL. The prices are also significantly higher when compared to other Japanese manufacturers ($3,000 for a 50mm f/1.4 lens, FYI the Leica SL 50mm f/1.4 is $5,295, the S1R will be $3,699, the SL is now $5,395):


Additional coverage of the Panasonic Lumix S system can be found on PhotoRurmors.com. Here are the latest leaks:

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Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera officially announced

By LR admin | Published: January 31, 2019


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

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2019


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

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2019

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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