Five new Leica SL lenses to be announced: four primes and one zoom

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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I already reported that I expect Leica to announce several new SL lenses at the Photokina show this year. I am pretty sure one of the new lenses will be a Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH that will be priced at €4,800 (around $5,400). Here is the list of other SL lenses that will be announced in the next few days:

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Leica Sofort instant camera officially announced

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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The Leica Sofort instant cameras are now officially announced. The US price is $299 and pre-orders are currently open at:

Leica Sofort features / specifications:

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New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter (using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera)

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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New Novoflex SL/NIK lens adapter to be announced at Photokina (for using Nikon lenses on Leica SL camera):

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Voigtlander VM 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III lens delayed till November

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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The shipping of the Voigtländer VM 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III lens for Leica M mount is being delayed. The new release date is November. US pricing is not yet announced, but the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens is priced at $1,099 and is currently in stock.

Additional information on the Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 lens can be found here.

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Leica Family Tree (Leica Stammbaum) sold at Christie’s for $475,000

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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Earlier today at 8:30pm (London time), the iconic Leica “Stammbaum” or Leica Family Tree was sold at Christie’s for a hammer price of GBP 300,000 plus the 20% buyer’s premium which equals to a total acquisition price of GBP 360,000 (EUR 425,000 or USD 475,000):

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Leica M-P Titanium camera set announced

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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Leica Camera officially announced the Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium set that includes the Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Shipping will start in mid October 2016. The UK price is £17,500 (incl. VAT), in the US the set will cost $22,900 and pre-orders are already open at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store San Francisco.

Full press release and additional images:

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New Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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Leica will soon announce the new Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for the SL mirrorless camera. The price and image quality of the new lens should be comparable to the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens. Stay tuned for additional overage – the first wave of Leica announcements will start this Friday.

Update: filter size of the new 50mm Summilux SL lens will be 82mm, the European price €4,800 (around $5,400).

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