Leica Rumors

New Leica L-mount related announcement coming on June 14th

By LR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

We can expect something new and interesting in June this year (most likely June 14yh) from the Leica L-mount (SL/CL/TL) – this is what Dr. Kaufmann said in the LL interview I reported last week. Apparently the L-mount has much more potential that we currently see/know about (watch at the 23:29 mark from the interview):

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Updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

Here is an updated list of upcoming (rumored) Leica products (see the previous lists here):

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Contax digital rangefinder camera to be announced at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: April 1, 2018

PhotoRumors reported about a new Contax digital rangefinder camera rumored to be announced at Photokina. Here are the details:

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Coming soon: Leica M10 Vegan limited edition camera

By LR admin | Published: April 1, 2018

Leica is rumored to announce a new Leica M10 Vegan limited edition camera (Google translation):

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Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens to be announced in a week

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2018

As I already reported a few months ago, the new Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens is going to be announced in April. I believe the official release will be on or around April 9th, 2018. Shipping should start in late April. The price is expected to be between $5,000-$6,000. The weight of the lens is 1.6kg.

Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens will be the 8th full frame mirrorless lens for the Leica L-mount:

Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH (coming in late 2018)
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH (coming in late 2018)
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH (now shipping)
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f/2 ASPH (now shipping)
Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH (in stock now)
Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4 ASPH (in stock now)
Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 (in stock now)
Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH (coming in April 2018)

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The Leica Story – Luminous Landscape published a series of video interviews with Leica executives

By LR admin | Published: March 30, 2018

Luminous Landscape published a series of exclusive video interviews with Leica executives on different topics – a must watch for every Leica fan. Here is the full list:

Leica 01: Introduction
Leica 02: History
Leica 03: APS
Leica 04: Optical Design
Leica 05: Manufacturing & Assembly
Leica 06: M Series
Leica 07: M10
Leica 08: Design
Leica 09: S System
Leica 10: SL System
Leica 11: CW Sonder Optic Cine Lenses
Leica 12: Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Leica 13: Wrap

and here are the 13 videos:

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