Leica Rumors

Leica now offers a lease for Leica S-System and Leica SL-System purchases

By LR admin | Published: October 23, 2016

Leica now offers a new lease program for Leica S-System and Leica SL-System purchases with a 1.9% APR for 36 months:

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Leica introduces the Leica Q Titanium gray camera

By LR admin | Published: October 19, 2016

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:

Posted in Leica Q| Tagged Extended Photographic Material, Leica Q Titanium gray, Yosemite camera straps| 17 Comments

Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens officially announced

By LR admin | Published: October 19, 2016

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:

Posted in Leica Lenses| Tagged Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens| 9 Comments

The new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens now available for pre-order in the US (deposit required)

By LR admin | Published: October 18, 2016

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:

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New wave of rumors about the next Leica M camera emerge

By LR admin | Published: October 18, 2016

There is a new wave of rumors about the upcoming Leica M digital rangefinder, here is the recap:

Posted in Leica M, Leica M10| Tagged Leica M 2017 model, Leica M10| 31 Comments

This is the new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens

By LR admin | Published: October 17, 2016

I have been reporting for a while about the new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens and it seems that we are now getting very close to the official announcement – the lens is already listed or sale at an authorized European Leica dealer. The new version will be 2cm long, it will have 6-bit coding and a lens hood. The product number is 11695 and the EU price including VAT will be €2,200 (around $2,400 – the US price will most likely be $1,995).

Update: now available for pre-order at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store San Francisco.

Additional pictures after the break:
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Leica Store/Gallery/Akademie Istanbul

By LR admin | Published: October 16, 2016

The pictures of the Leica M Ara Güler limited edition set I posted online few days ago were taken in the brand new Leica Store/Gallery/Akademie location in Istanbul that was just opened on October 5th, 2016. The new Leica location is 1100 m² and is arguably the biggest Leica store in the world.