Leica Rumors

The Leica camera setup in the Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2016

GSMarena reports that the Leica camera setup inside the new Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology:

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New KMZ-Zenit lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts)

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2016

The Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit is planning to start production on two new multi-coated lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts):

Lomography-Zenit LZK 1948+ 1:2 f=5 cm (based on the old Jupiter-8 2/50)
Lomography-Zenit Jupiter 9+ 2/85 (based on the old Jupiter 9 2/85)

Source: Denis Gavrilov, via PhotoRumors

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Firmware update version 1.5.1 for Leica T released

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2016

Leica released firmware update version 1.5.1 for the Leica T camera that includes only one bug fix:

Lost connection to the camera while using Leica App with Visoflex attached solved

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New Lolumina interchangeable soft-release buttons

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2016

Lolumina announced new interchangeable soft-release buttons for cameras with non-threaded shutters:

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Two new lenses for Leica M mount launched on Kickstarter

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2016

Two new lenses for Leica M mount launched on Kickstarter:

Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan f2.9/50 lens – unfortunately rangefinder coupling is not supported, focusing can be done in live view
Lomography Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens – also no rangefinder coupling, only zone focusing

Additional information:

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Firmware update 2.0 for Leica SL mirrorless camera system released

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2016

Leica released firmware update 2.0 for their SL mirrorless camera system. Some of the improvements are improved AF, 1/16,000 shutter speed, 529 AF points (up from 49) and more:

Faster focusing, higher precision and optimized subject tracking
New direct exposure compensation
Images in DNG format can now be magnified for better evaluation

Press release:

Leica releases firmware update 2.0 for Leica SL mirrorless camera system

New firmware enhances camera performance, handling and workflow

Leica Camera has released a new firmware update for the mirrorless Leica SL camera system. Firmware version 2.0 can be downloaded by registered Leica SL owners from the Leica Owners’ Area (https://owners.leica-camera.com). Alternatively, customers can bring their camera to any Leica Store or Leica’s Customer Service department in the UK, for a complimentary update service.

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