Leica Rumors

The new 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now available

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2025

The 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now live. Just like in previous years, you will get a package of different photography tools at a significant discount. Several different bundles are available, and a portion of the sales will go to charities:

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First pictures of the upcoming Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2025

I already reported on the upcoming Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount – here are the first pictures of the lens taken at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan:

Thypoch lenses for M-mount are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon (check also the official website).

Previous coverage of Thypoch lenses can be found here and here.

Leica Camera and Xiaomi present the Xiaomi 15 series with Summilux lenses and… a new prototype M-mount adapter for smartphones?

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2025

In addition to the new, co-developed with Leica, Ultra 15 smartphone with Summilux lenses, Xiaomi also release two prototype photography solutions for smartphones:

Xiaomi Modular camera optical system
Xiaomi interchangeable lenses for a smartphone

The lens adapter for the interchangeable lenses appears to be M-mount.

Update: the second prototype is from a company called Realme – the interchangeable lens concept phone is also called Ultra (hence the confusion). The phone has a 1″ sensor. The kit shown includes two lenses, a 73mm f/1.4 (equivalent) and a 234mm f/1.5 (equivalent).

Xiaomi shows prototypes of a new 100MP MFT modular optical camera system and interchangeable lenses for smartphones

Several companies have launched similar products in the past, and they all have failed (DxO One, Sony QX, Olympus AIR, Yongnuo YN43, Hasselblad True Zoom, Vivitar IU680, SwitchLens),

Here is some additional information on the new Xiaomi 15 series (in the US Xiaomi phones are sold at Amazon):

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New: Solinon 18mm f/5.6 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2025

There is a new lens company from China called Solinon, and they just released their first rangefindner lens: Solinon 18mm f/5.6 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount. Here are the details:

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Leica digest #174

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2025

→ Leica Store Miami new pre-owned arrivals.

→ The previously reported Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone, co-developed with Leica, has now been officially announced (in the US Xiaomi phones are sold at Amazon).