Leica Rumors

More pictures of the new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: March 1, 2018

Here are a few additional pictures of the new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount from the CP+ show in Japan:

The lens specifications are:

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Cosina announced a new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2018

At the 2018 CP+ show in Japan Cosina just announced a new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount. Currently there are three 50mm Voigtlander VM lenses:

From Cosina (Google translation):

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About that Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens listing on the Leica M lens poster

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2018

If you already received your Leica M lens poster, you have probably noticed that the not-yet-announced Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens is listed in the 90mm category:

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Pictures of the new Huawei P20 smartphone leaked online (with dual Leica camera?)

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2018

Evan Blass leaked the first pictures of the upcoming Huawei P20 smartphone that is expected to have dual Leica camera (the official announcement will be on March 27th):

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Leica Camera and Pmdtechnologies announce a strategic technology cooperation to offer optimized lenses for 3D sensor solutions

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2018

LEICA CAMERA AND PMDTECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCE A STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION TO OFFER OPTIMIZED LENSES FOR 3D SENSOR SOLUTIONS

In context of the Mobile World Congress Leica Camera AG and Pmdtechnologies AG, the leading fabless IC supplier of high-performance Time-of-Flight (ToF) depth sensing solutions, today announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop and market 3D sensing camera solutions for mobile devices.

The partnership utilizes the core competencies of both companies to develop optimized lenses for the specific requirements of 3D depth sensing solutions. With tailor-made optics the partners address the increasing demand especially from the mobile device segment for highly efficient lenses with compact dimensions. The spatial proximity of the two companies allows a particularly fast and efficient coordination during development, testing and optimization of the lenses for the 3D sensor systems.

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The new Leica SF 60 flash and SF C1 wireless flash controller now listed online

By LR admin | Published: February 26, 2018

The previously rumored new SF 60 system flash unit (flash guide number of 60) and SF C1 wireless flash controller are now listed on Leica’s website. The new flash system will be presented to the public for the first time at the 2018 WPPI show that starts in Las Vegas today (conference for Wedding and Portrait Photography). The official product launch will be in April. Here are the details: