Leica Rumors

Firmware update 2.2 for Leica SL and Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH available today

By LR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

A new firmware update 2.2 for the Leica SL mirrorless camera (previously reported here) with improved support for Leica Image Shuttle software and Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens was released today (direct download link):

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Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens now shipping

By LR admin | Published: December 12, 2016

I already reported that the Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH will start shipping in early 2017 and a few days ago Meister Camera mentioned on their Facebook page that they have already received their first batch of the new lens.

Check pricing and availability of the Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH at:

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica SL| Tagged Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens| 19 Comments

Rumors: Leica X Typ 113 camera is now discontinued

By LR admin | Published: December 11, 2016

I received some information that the Leica X Typ 113 camera is now discontinued. Some of the models are already out of stock or on backorder at B&H and Adorama:

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How are Leica M body rangefinders still a thing?

By LR admin | Published: December 10, 2016

This article is by Horatio Tan (Website|Instagram|Facebook). It is written as a parody from the perspective of a Leica SL photographer, regarding the superiority of the SL system over the M system. Check out his other articles, also available on his website.

I think that Leica has a problem. And it has to do with how amazing the Leica SL is. Makes you wonder why any Leica shooter would still hang onto their Leica rangefinders. The thing is, I too at one time felt this passionately about my Leica M body rangefinders. Despite the world moving towards better focusing systems, my resolve was unshakable. Nothing was going to get in between me and my Leica rangefinder, to adapt a quote from a young Brooke Shields in her Calvin’s. In fact, nothing was going to separate me from my M. You would have to pry it out of my cold dead hands, as if it were a rifle clinging onto Charlton Heston. I can go all day with my bad adaptation of famous popular clichés.

The point is, we practitioner of Leica rangefinder photography are a loyal bunch. And it didn’t matter to us that the times are a changing. Photography moved on from rangefinder photography, to through-the-lens, to autofocusing. But we few, we happy few, we band of brothers (and sisters) maintained our loyalty, upgrading generation after generation, edition after edition, to the next newer and better M body iteration of rangefinder technology.

Thing is, rangefinder technology really hasn’t improved from the M3 – assuming you could call rangefinder a technology at all.

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8 / 6.8 and ACR 9.8 released with Leica TL support

By LR admin | Published: December 8, 2016

Adobe released new versions of Lightroom and ACR with support for the Leica TL camera and a lens profile for the Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens:

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Leica M10 event invitation

By LR admin | Published: December 8, 2016

Here is the invitation for the Leica M10 event on January 18th I reported earlier:

Her is the translated text of the invitation:

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Leica M10 camera to be announced on January 18th, 2017

By LR admin | Published: December 8, 2016

Leica Camera already sent invitations for a “Fest der Fotografie” that will take place in Wetzlar on January 18th, 2017. Apart from Joel Meyerowitz being introduced to the Leica Hall of Fame, I expect this also be the launch event for the rumored Leica M10 camera, described as “experience the new milestone of Leica photography“.