Leica Rumors

Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica SL

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2017

At the 2017 CP+ show in Japan last week, Handevision had on display a new 35mm f/2.4 and 75mm f/2.4 IBERIT lenses for Leica SL mount. Currently there are already five Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica M mount (24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm, all f/2.4) and they will all be available in SL mount as well. I believe these are the only third party lenses for the Leica SL mount available right now.

Handevision IBERIT lenses will be available in four different colors: glossy silver, matte silver, glossy black and matte black:

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Apply now: Leica Oskar Barnack Awards 2017

By LR admin | Published: March 1, 2017

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017 is now accepting applications (from March 1st to April 10th). Here is a look back at the finalists and winners from last year:

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Leica X-E Typ 102 camera listed as discontinued

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2017

The Leica X-E Typ 102 camera that was announced back in September 2014 is now listed as discontinued at B&H and Adorama:

Posted in Leica X-E| Tagged To be discontinued| 16 Comments

Using the Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens on the Leica Q camera

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2017

An update on my last post on attaching additional third party lens converters to the Leica Q camera – another option described here is using this old Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens with a 49mm thread that fits perfectly on the Q and gives an effective 75mm when using the 50mm crop mode:

28mm*1.5 = 42m
35mm*1.5 = 52.5mm
50mm*1.5 =75mm

The Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens can be purchased on eBay for around $40 (some sample photos available in the Facebook discussion, update – see also this Facebook post):

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A limited number of refurbished Leica M-E, M9-P and Monochrom cameras available for sale in Germany

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2017

Leica Camera released a limited number of refurbished Leica M-E, Leica M9-P and Leica M Monochrom cameras for sale to Meister Camera in Germany (each comes with 1 year manufacturer warranty):