Leica announced a new Leica D-LUX Typ 109 “Explorer Kit” that comes with automatic lens cap and an “exclusive” red carrying strap made from cotton. The US price of the Explorer Kit is $1,145 (pre-order: Leica Store Miami). A “regular” D-Lux is currently priced at $1,095, while the auto lens cap is $59. Shipping will start mid-November. The UK price is £920 including VAT.
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One of our sponsors (Extended Photographic Material) has dropped the price of their Yosemite camera straps from ¥12,777 ($122) to ¥9,800 ($94). Yosemite camera straps are hand made in Japan and in addition to being the winner of the 2016 Good Desing Award, they are also included with the latest Leica Q Titanium gray camera:
Here is some additional information on the Yosemite camera straps:
Several (4 to be exact) new MS Optics Apoqualia-G 28mm f/2 lenses for Leica M mount are currently available for sale on eBay for $1,334 (update: available also n the French website Taos Photographic). All MS Optics lenses usually sell out pretty quick, so I don’t expect those to last long. The Apoqualia-G 28mm f/2 is the latest lens designed, manufactured and hand-assembled in Japan by Mr. Sadayasu Miyazaki – additional information can be found here.
More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be purchased at:
Update – pictures taken with this lens can be found here:
Leica UK is launching a new exhibition in collaboration with global humanitarian organisation, Action Against Hunger, and photojournalists Andrew Parsons and Ben Stevens.
The exhibition, Hunger Through The Lens, taking place at the Leica Gallery Mayfair, London, until 5 November 2016, comes as Action Against Hunger launches a new coalition to double the number of severely malnourished children reaching life-saving treatments by 2020.
Firmware update version 1.6 for the Leica T (Typ 701) mirrorless camera is expected to be announced soon (see picture above). I am not sure what improvements will be introduced. If anyone has any details, you can contact me here.
Firmware version 1.55 for Leica T was released in September.
After the initial delay, the official launch date for the new Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III lens is November 10th according to the Japanese website DC.watch. The US price is $899. The old version is now priced at $699.
