Leica Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens officially announced

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Today Leica Camera officially announced the Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens which has been already shipping in limited quantities. The bad news is that the price went up (from €1,900 to €2,150). The price in the US also went up from $1,995 to $2,395. This is a big/strange price increase when almost every other Leica product in the US is currently selling for 12% off.

Leica Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens pre-order options:

Sample photos taken with the new lens can be found here. Technical specifications (lens design, MTF charts, click for larger view):

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Hands on preview: Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens

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A reader sent me her hands on preview with few sample photos of the new Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens ($6,395). Here is the related video:

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Cosina augmented reality iOS app lets you put any lens on your Leica camera

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Cosina released a new app that can create augmented reality of different Voigtlander lenses attached to your Leica (or any other brand) camera. You need to get the iOS app (available for iPhone and iPad), download this AR tag, place it on your camera mount and the app will do the rest.

Here are few of pictures I took with my Leica cameras and different augmented reality Voigtlander VM lenses:

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Capture Pro One v9.1 released with support for the Leica SL Type 601 camera

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Capture One 9.1 ($269) was released with support for the Leica SL Type 601 camera. Here is what’s new in this version:

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New Leica Hyundai Coex store opened in Seoul, South Korea

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New Leica Store Hyundai Coex was opened in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea (tel: 02-3467-8380).

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DxO adds support for Leica Q and SL cameras

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DxO has released new updates of DxO OpticsPro (v10.5.4), DxO FilmPack (v5.5.4) and DxO ViewPoint (v2.5.13) for both Mac and Windows with support for the Leica Q (typ 116) and Leica SL cameras. More details can be found here.

All three DxO software packages (DxO Elite Edition Collection) are currently $60 off.

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Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens US price, pre-order options

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The US price of the new Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens that was announce earlier today is $6,395. Pre-orders are now open at:

Lens main features:

  • L Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • 7 Anomalous Partial Dispersion Elements
  • AquaDura Coating on Outer Elements
  • Stepping AF Motor and Linear Positioning
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • Dual Internal Focus and Internal Zoom
  • Dust and Moisture-Resistant Design
  • Removable Rotating Tripod Collar

More on the Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens construction:

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