This is the Leica M10 Edition Zagato camera


This is the first leaked picture of the previously rumored Leica M10 Edition Zagato camera. I expect the official announcement to be in the next few days during the Leitz Park opening event this weekend.

Stay tuned for a detailed coverage of all Leica announcements in the next few days.

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Rumors: the next 7Artisans lens for Leica M-mount will be wide angle


I received some information that the next 7Artisans lens for Leica M-mount will be wide angle. My personal guess is 24mm or 28mm. Currently 7Artisans has two lenses (35mm f/2 and a 50mm f/1.1) with rangefinder coupling:

7Artisans 35mm f/2 lens review (comparison with the Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH)

7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 Leica M-mount lens review

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Alpa announced a new lens module for Leica M lenses


Alpa announced a new lens module for Leica M lenses that will offer the possibility to adapt Leica M lenses to Alpa medium format cameras (with some vignetting):

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Additional information on  Leica Camera’s new interactive multi-content campaign ‘Illuminated’


Some additional information on  Leica Camera’s new interactive multi-content campaign ‘Illuminated’, where seven photographers will each travel to a city previously unknown to them with a Leica Q camera.

Each photographer has been tasked to discover the city, its people and culture, and to document what they see from new angles and perspectives. The Leica Q will be passed on from one photographer to the next at the end of each trip for the next photographer’s journey of discovery. From there, each photographer will create a pictorial portfolio and publish it on the website – https://illuminated.leica-camera.com/.

Photographs from New York City, Singapore and Sydney can already be found on the website and those who are interested can immerse themselves in the content that has been captured. Additional cities will be featured throughout the course of the year.

Additional information can be found in the press release below:

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The upcoming Instant Magny 35 Instant Back will fit Leica M film cameras

The new the Instant Magny 35 Instant Back enables you to use SLR and rangefinder film cameras to capture instant photographs without any additional modifications. The Instant Magny 35 is developed by NINM Lab and is compatible with over 35 most common models from 5 major brands of 135 SLR and rangefinder film cameras. The supported models include: Nikon FM/FE/FA, Leica M, Olympus OM, Pentax M, and Canon A:


The Instant Magny 35 will be launched on Kickstarter tomorrow. Pricing will start from US$99. The full press release can be found here.

Additional pictures of the Instant Magny 35 Instant Back attached to a Leica M cameras

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Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens now shipping (designed by Konica Minolta?)


The new Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens is now shipping to authorized Leica dealers in the US. For pricing and availability, check one of our sponsors:

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Interestingly enough, the Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens design is identical to a patent recently filed by Konica Minolta:

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More pictures of the Leica C-Lux camera


More pictures of the upcoming Leica C-Lux camera leaked online. The official announcement is expected next week during the official opening of the last phase of Leitz Park. I think the new C-Lux model will be based on the Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 camera. Here are the pictures of the gold version:

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