Leica Rumors

7Artisian 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount first impression by Sagi Kortler

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

This first impressions report of the 7Artisian 50mm f/1.1 lens ($369) on a Leica M9 camera is by Sagi Kortler:

Posted in Leica Lenses, LR Guest Posts, LR Reviews| Tagged 7Artisans, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 lens for Leica M-mount| 25 Comments

Kenji leather case for Leica M10 camera

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

In a LeicaRumors post from March I covered several different half cases for the Leica M10 camera and a few weeks later I was contacted by Kenji Leather to try their latest Leica M10 leather case in a military camouflage dark blue color. Here is my quick hands-on:

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica M10, LR Reviews| Tagged Kenji Leather, Kenji leather case for Leica M10 camera| 1 Comment

Additional information on the Leica TL2 and Visoflex issue

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

Some additional information on the Leica TL2 and Visoflex viewfinder issue I reported yesterday:

“When using the Leica TL2 in combination with the external electronic viewfinder (Visoflex) a possible failure with the camera can occur. If this defect occurs, then it is no longer possible to use the camera.”

Posted in Leica TL2| Tagged Leica TL2 Visoflex viewfinder issue| 24 Comments

Leica updated their CCD sensor upgrade pricing for the SL Typ 601 camera

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

With the recent price drop of the SL Typ 601 camera, Leica updated their CCD sensor upgrade pricing for that model (the upgrade is available for Leica M9/M9-P/M-E/Monochrom cameras affected by the CCD sensor corrosion issue):

Posted in Deals, Leica M9| Tagged Leica M9 CCD corrosion upgrade program, Leica M9 corrosion issue| 1 Comment

Report: Leica TL2 sales halted due to Visoflex viewfinder issue

By LR admin | Published: July 17, 2017

One of the Leica authorized dealers in Europe posted on Facebook that the sales of the new Leica TL2 cameras have been halted due to some issues with the Visoflex electronic viewfinder:

“Following Leica recommendation, we pause the sale of TL2 until Leica resolve the issue with viewfinder (Visoflex). We will keep you updated.”

We have to wait for the official statement from Leica to find out the details.

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

Posted in Leica TL2| Tagged Leica TL2 Visoflex viewfinder issue| 9 Comments

Leica M10 firmware update 1.9.4.0 released

By LR admin | Published: July 13, 2017

Leica released new firmware update version 1.9.4.0 for the M10 camera that corrects the issues when in certain cases black images were produced when using short exposure times: