For the next two days KEH is offering a site-wide sale on pre-owned digital and film gear – you can get 15% off pre-owned digital gear and 25% off pre-owned film gear with the coupon code DIGFILM. This is a 2-day sale and the coupon code will be valid only for October 26 and 27.
The Leica section at KEH can be found here.
Just a quick update: after getting multiple requests from readers, I also now offer international shipping for the Leica M3 vintage camera replica tins I have for sale on the website.
Leica now offers a new lease program for Leica S-System and Leica SL-System purchases with a 1.9% APR for 36 months:
Leica announced a new Leica Q Titanium gray camera. The US price is $4,495 (available for pre-order at
The UK price is £3,800 incl. VAT. The strap is a Yosemite Camera Strap.
Press release:
The Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order at
Few sample images taken with the new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens can be found here.
Technical specifications:
| Technical specifications | LEICA SUMMARON-M 28mm f/5.6 |
| Angle of view (diagonal, horizontal, vertical): | 75°/65°/46° |
| Optical design Number of lenses/groups: Position of entrance pupil (at infinity): | 6/4 2.4 mm (behind the bayonet flange in the direction of impinging light ) |
| Focusing Working range: Scales: Smallest object field/ Largest reproduction ratio: | 1m to infinity Metric distance scale 801 x 1201 mm / 1:33.4 |
| Aperture Setting/function: Smallest aperture value: | Preselection with click stops 22 |
| Lens mount | Leica M quick-change bayonet with 6-bit bar coding for Leica M digital cameras |
| Filter mount | Inner thread for E34 screw-mount filters, non-rotating |
| Lens hood | Detachable (supplied with the lens) |
| Viewfinder | Camera viewfinder |
| Finish | Silver chrome |
| Dimensions and weight Length to bayonet flange: Largest diameter: Weight: | ≈ 18 mm ≈ 51 mm ≈ 165 g |
Press release and additional images:
The new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens is now available for pre-order at the Leica Store San Francisco. Leica is handling the ordering a little differently with this lens: 10% of the total cost of the lens is required in order to pre-order. The remaining sum will be charged once the lens is ready to ship:
There is a new wave of rumors about the upcoming Leica M digital rangefinder, here is the recap:
