Leica Camera announced the previously rumored new SL lenses:
There is also a new Leica SL lens roadmap:
Press release and additional images of the newLeica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens (pre-order: Leica Store Miami, Leica Store San Francisco) that will be the only SL lens released this year:
Leica intensifies focus on the professional photography category with new business unit and extensive range of servicesThis year, Leica’s presence at Photokina (20-25 September 2016) focuses primarily on professional photography and the corresponding requirements of professional users. The company’s stand at the Cologne-based show demonstrates Leica’s emphasis on the newly-implemented Professional Business Unit, which has been designed to expand and combine integrated product solutions, and innovative applications for professional photography and video production.
After the Leica M cinema lenses, Sofort camera and titanium M-P set announcements, here is an updated list (based on my previous post) on what else to expect from Leica at Photokina next week:
LEICA CAMERA HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST AT 36TH ANNUAL LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARDS
WHAT: The prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Awards, celebrating professional photographers and up-and-coming talent, will be held in Berlin, Germany this year after several years abroad. This year’s winners will be honored in an official ceremony at St. Elisabeth-Kirche.
The new Leica Sofort instant camera and accessories are now available for pre-order:
Today Cosina announced a new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount. The price in Japan is ¥65,000 (around $630, US pricing not yet announced). Shipping will start in November 2016.
Key lens features:
Credit: Bifrost Corp/Eric Adamsons 2016
Credit: Oscar Resto 2016
Credit: Oscar Resto 2016
On 17 August 2016, a sounding rocket from the RockSat-X program launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia, USA) – also on board was a Leica SL camera.
The payload of the rocket consisted of a number of modules with experiments devised by the students of various US universities that were to be conducted under the exceptional conditions of suborbital flight. The students of the University of Puerto Rico chose the mirrorless Leica SL system camera as a part of their module for research into high-density particles, primarily because of its outstanding performance and robust construction. The task assigned to the camera was the documentation of the flight in Ultra High Definition (4K) video. The special control algorithms required for the Leica SL on its mission were programmed in collaboration between the students and Leica Camera AG.
