For Photokina in September Leica is rumored to announce new line of M cinema lenses (with cine housing/gears). The first set of lenses will be all Summilux versions (f/1.4). Based on this rumor we can speculate that the next M camera will have some serious video upgrades. Expect to see more video workshops offered by Leica Akademie.
Leica already has a professional line of cinema C lenses (Summilux-C and Summicron-C).
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It has been two months since I started to publish my Leica reviews on my website. It was a big step for me, but I can only hope that my efforts can add to the rich Leica online community. I didn’t want to do what’s already been done. So I decided to go into another direction, and try to do things that haven’t been done yet – like crazy bokeh comparisons between fast Leica primes to awesome bokeh comparisons between fast Leica, Canon, and Nikon prime lenses.
A new Leica camera model 8854 was recently (July 11th) registered at the Indonesian telecommunication agency. The camera has Wi-Fi and/or a GPS module and is “made in Germany” as the Leica SL, Q and T. The Indonesian telecommunication agency reports that the camera is currently being tested at their test centre (“Balai Uji” = test centre).
Via Digicame-info
On July 19th Leica is rumored to announce a new, silver Leica APO Summicron M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens. I am not sure if the price will be higher than the current black version (currently priced at $7,795 in the US). Stay tuned for additional information.
Update: the price in Europe will be €7,325.
The FotodioX Leica M replica crystal camera is is currently $30 off. This is a 2/3 scale model and is made out of grade K9 crystal:
I already reported about the new Leica Store Las Vegas few months ago – today Leica USA officially announced the opening of the first-ever Las Vegas Store, located in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace (right off the Las Vegas Strip’s ground-level entrance to Forum Shops). The Leica Store Las Vegas has the longest operating hours of any Leica Store, open from 10 am – midnight on Friday and Saturday and 10 am – 11 pm Sunday through Thursday. A rotating selection of prints are on display to showcase the inspiring imagery captured with Leica cameras.
A quick update on the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar aspherical lens for Leica M mount – it will start shipping on July 21, 2016. The lens is still not listed for sale at B&H.
