Leica Rumors

New Leica Sofort “LimoLand by Jean Pigozzi” edition camera to be announced on October 19 (Leica x Limoland)

By LR admin | Published: October 7, 2017

On October 19th Leica will announce a new Sofort “LimoLand by Jean Pigozzi” edition camera (Leica x Limoland). The camera’s front and rear side are embellished with the graphics of “Mr Limo” – the logo of the LimoLand fashion label established by Jean Pigozzi in 2007. “Mr Limo” is the name Pigozzi chose for the colorful character that represents his fashion label. The Leica Sofort “LimoLand by Jean Pigozzi” offers the same technical specifications as the camera’s serial version. The LimoLand model comes with a matching shoulder strap, embellished with the Mr Limo design and made by Artisan&Artist. The official announcement is expected on October 19th, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CEST. The price will be EUR 389,00 (incl. VAT).

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Billingham announces a new “72” camera bag

By LR admin | Published: October 7, 2017

Billingham announced a new “72” camera bag. Check pricing and availability at one of our sponsors (for now the bag is available only in the UK)::

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Here is the full press release:

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Andy Summers limited edition Leica camera confirmed

By LR admin | Published: October 6, 2017

Yesterday I reported about a new Andy Summers limited edition Leica camera – I can now confirm this rumor, here are two quotes from a recent Sonicscoop interview with Andy Summers:

“With so many expressions available to Andy Summers, that’s the one he puts first. But it can’t be an easy selection process, when this renaissance man has so many talents to choose from: literary (his memoir One Train Later is an addictive read), photographic (Leica just created a signature camera for him), filmmaker, family man.
I mean, for me, actually it’s a good year this year. I’ve got this record out. It’s going well. I got a signature camera being made by Leica. I should have very nice photo book out later in the year, and then also Fender making a new guitar for me, as well as a nice tour in Brazil and going back to China to play some stuff there. So yeah, it’s looking pretty good.”

Who is Andy Summers:

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More Leica rumors: 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 lens and limited edition Andy Summers camera

By LR admin | Published: October 5, 2017

Two more Leica rumors:

There could be a new 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 M-mount lens. I am not sure if this will be under the Noctilux brand as I already reported a few months ago or it will be one of the new lenses from the rumored Leica-Zenit joint venture.
There are also rumors about a new Andy Summers limited edition Leica camera (update: confirmed)

I have updated the list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses.

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Leica TL2 now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: October 3, 2017

The Leica TL2 mirrorless camera is currently in stock in the US at Adorama, Amazon, Leica Store Miami and PopFlash.

Like the new Leica TL2 Facebook page for a detailed coverage of the TL2.

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Updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: October 3, 2017

Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses:

Leica camera with L-mount and EVF
Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens
Leica is also expected to release their APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens
Leica Thambar-M 90mm f/2.2 lens
New Zenit-Leica camera
New LHSA special edition camera or lens – it could also be one of the rumored items listed above. This year is Leica Society’s 50th Anniversary and they will have an event in Chigaco (October 5th – 8th). There are rumors floating around for a potential new Leica product(s) announcement in October.
There could be a new 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 M-mount lens. I am not sure if this will be under the Noctilux brand as I already reported a few months ago or it will be one of the new lenses from the rumored Leica-Zenit joint venture.
There are also rumors about a new Andy Summers limited edition Leica camera being worked on.
Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones with dual Leica cameras are rumored to be announced on October 16th.

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Rumors: the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition based on the Leica M9, new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: October 1, 2017

Another very interesting report from ZenitCamera.com (see also previous related posts) – the new Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera could be a limited edition version based on the Leica M9. The Zenit D1 could launch with several new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount.

My understanding is that another Zenit D11 model will also be released, but the details are not clear.

The price of the new Zenit digital cameras are expected to be 30% lower than the corresponding Leica products.

It makes sense for Zenit to launch a new M-mount digital camera and lenses – after all, they have been producing fake Leica rangefinders for decades (Zorki and FED cameras were also produced in the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory KMZ, which also produced the Zenit single lens reflex camera):

Fake Russian Leica M camera

Here is the full Google translation of the article:

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