Leica Rumors

More Leica TL pictures leaked online

By LR admin | Published: November 6, 2016

A few more pictures of the upcoming Leica TL mirrorless camera leaked online. I was told that the new model will not have any major/significant upgrades or any new technology/features from the previous Leica T (Typ 701) version, hence the same form factor. The TL will have a new/updated firmware (probably related to the previously rumored 1.6 firmware update). The built-in memory of the new model will be 32GB (vs. 16GB in the previous version). The new TL will be available in three different colors: black anodized, silver anodized and titanium color (not made from titanium).

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Leica Sofort camera rumored to start shipping next week

By LR admin | Published: November 5, 2016

The new Leica Sofort instant camera is rumored to start shipping next week. Check availability and pricing at one of our sponsors:

Check out also the available Leica Sofort accessories:

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The latest Leica videos

By LR admin | Published: November 5, 2016

Here are the latest Leica related YouTube videos – the first one is a Leica Q Titanium gray unboxing – note that the camera comes with a 90 days Adobe Creative Cloud trial instead of a Lightroom license code:

Strange: Leica M10 camera registered in China

By LR admin | Published: November 4, 2016

A new “Leica M10” camera with Wi-Fi was registered with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology:

Update: just a reminder that a few years ago Leica registered a new M11 trademark. The M10 trademark was registered back in 2011.
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Zeiss C Biogon T* 4,5/21 ZM and Distagon T* 4/18 ZM lenses listed as discontinued

By LR admin | Published: November 4, 2016

An interesting development: the Zeiss C Biogon T* 4,5/21 ZM ($1,201) and Distagon T* 4/18 ZM ($1,428) lenses for Leica M mount are both currently listed as discontinued on Zeiss website (see this and this page):

Zeiss is currently offering up to $250 rebates on selected Zeiss ZM lenses (B&H, Adorama and PopFlash are eligible for those rebates, Amazon is not):

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This is the new Leica TL mirrorless camera

By LR admin | Published: November 3, 2016

This is the long rumored new Leica TL mirrorless camera that will be announced soon:

The TL will be available in three different colors: black anodized, silver anodized and titanium.

You can also see the new TL page is ready to go live: when you click on http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-TL/Leica-TL-Camera-System you get “403 forbidden” instead of “404 not found”, just like previous Leica announcements:

For comparison, here is the previous Leica T (Typ 701) model:

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Huawei Mate 9 smartphone announced with dual-lens Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: November 3, 2016

The previously rumored Huawei Mate 9 smartphone is now officially announced and it features a dual-lens Leica camera with “enhanced image fusion algorithms” for improved image quality (12MP f/2.2 with RGB sensor and 20MP f/2.2 monochrome sensor):