New Leica “Sofort” instant camera leaked in LFI magazine?

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2016

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A new Leica instant camera reportedly leaked in the latest issue of LFI magazine. If anyone got the new LFI issue please confirm, because this looks more like a joke than a real leak.

Update: I received multiple confirmations that this camera is indeed real – more information is available here.

The so called “Sofort” (instant in German) looks very similar to the current Fuji Instax Mini 90 model and it will work also with Fuji Instax film. Here are the specs:

  • Lens: Auto-Hektor 1:12,7/60mm lens (34mm equivalent on 35mm film)
  • Three focusing zones: Macro (no distance in the info) / Standard 60cm-3m / Infinity 3m-infinty
  • Will take Fuji-Instax film (62x46mm pictures)
  • Selfie mode
  • Price: under 300€
  • Shipping in November
  • Three colors available: white, orange and mint

Additional pictures:

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Huawei Mate 9 rumored to have dual Leica-branded camera with OIS

By LR admin | Published: September 11, 2016

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Huawei is rumored to announce a new Mate 9 smartphone with a dual Leica-branded camera equipped with OIS:

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Clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition cameras

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2016

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Just a quick clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition cameras, the first one is for the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary and it does not come with any lenses (50 pieces, mainly for the Japanese market). The second Leica M-P Type 240 titanium limited edition camera I reported about yesterday will be announced/released in October-November timeframe and will come in a set with two lenses (333 pieces, worldwide availability). Update: the camera is now officially announced.

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New Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera announced for Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2016

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A new Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition camera was announced in Japan today to commemorate the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary. Only 50 pieces of this model will be produced. This limited edition doesn’t include any lenses and is 90g lighter than the “regular” brass Leica M-P.

I believe this is not the M-P Titanium limited edition camera I reported about yesterday (it was limited to 333 pieces and includes two titanium lenses).

Additional pictures of the Leica M-P Typ 240 Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary titanium limited edition camera:

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New Leica M 0.8 cinema lenses announced

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

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The previously rumored new line of Leica M cinema lenses are now officially announced by CW Sonderoptic. Here are the details:

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New Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera coming soon

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

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Leica will soon announce a new Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera that will come as a set with the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Only 333 sets will be produced worldwide (click on the image below for larger view):

Update #1: the price of this limited edition camera set is rumored to be £17,900 (around $23,700).

Update #2: the camera is now officially announced.

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Get ready to not see a new Leica M at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016
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Leica booth @ Photokina 2014 (credit: Photokina)

I already mentioned the possibility of Leica not releasing a new digital M rangefinder for Photokina this year. This has been pretty much the consensus of all tips and emails I received in the past few weeks. With the exception of one tip, we have not seen any leaks or indications that a new M is coming soon (usually we always see some leaks prior to an announcement).

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