Back in December I reported that the Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens was discontinued. The lens is currently listed as “no longer available”.
Another lens, the Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens is now also listed as discontinued at B&H:
If you are looking to get one of those lenses, Amazon still has the 21mm in stock and Adorama has the 24mm in stock.
This photograph is the winner of the B&H/Leica street photography contest:
Fountain of Rings at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta
The image was captured on a Tri-X film with Leica M6 and 50mm lens.
Credit: Louiefavorite /flickr
Via BHinsights
The Leica V-Lux 20 was announced on April 20th, 2010 and is expected to be discontinued in the next few weeks. This will open a hole in the low end of Leica’s product line.
Panasonic announced several new point and shoot cameras in January of 2011 and by looking at the different models, I think the next Leica compact camera will be based on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 model:
This “Franken Leica/Linhof Stereo M6+Winder+Mini II+Zeiss rig” is available for sale on eBay for $500,000. From the item description:
A l-camera-forum member discovered (by mistake) that Leica lens code 110011 triggers a 14mm/3.8 lens profile in the image EXIF data and by pressing the M9 info button. Currently Leica does not have a 14mm f/3.8 lens in their product catalog (the widest M lens currently available is the 18mm f/3.8 Super Elmar).
After the iPhone/iPad, LFI released an Android version of their LFI Gallery app. The app can be downloaded here.
The Leica Hektor 135mm f/4.5 is probably the least expensive Leica M lens available today – it sells for $50-$300 on eBay or the used departments of B&H, Adorama and KEH. Leica manufactured this lens between 1933-1960. The serial number of mine revealed that it is produced back in 1958. The Hektor model was replaced in 1960 by the Leica Elmar 135mm f/4. Lenses with serial numbers from 1,124,000 – 1,416,000 have a 36mm filter thread; serial numbers from 1,416,000 – 1,827,000 have a 39mm filter thread. All versions produced after the WWII were coated. The aperture has 15 blades and a range of f/4.5 – f/32. The 135mm Hektor has 4 lens elements in 3 lens groups. The angle of view is 18° and the minimum focusing distance is 1.5m/5 feet.
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