The next Tamarkin Rare Camera auction will take place on November 15, 2014

Leica-at-Tamarkin-Rare-Camera-auction
The next Tamarkin Rare Camera auction will take place on Sunday, November 15, 2014:

Read More »

Posted in Leica Auction Madness| Tagged | Leave a Comment

Walter Leica’s new contrast lens accessory for easier focusing

Walter-Leica-contrast-lens-accessory
Walter-Leica-contrast-lens
Walter Leica has a new contrast lens accessory with a special golden color coating which intensifies the light, resulting in better contrast for easier focusing. Here are the details:

Read More »

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged | 12 Comments

Coming soon: Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens and Leica S type 006 camera 2.4.0.0 firmware update

Leica-Summicron-S-2100mm-ASPH-lens

Update: the new lens is now available for pre-order at The Leica Store Miami.

Leica is about to announce a new Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH medium format lens. The latest Adobe Lightroom 5.6 version already had a Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens profile:

Leica-Summicron-S-2100mm-ASPH-lens-profile
There should also be a new 2.4.0.0 firmware update for the Leica S type 006 camera ($21,950.00) that will bring improved AF. The official release date for the firmware update is August 14th.

Here are the Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens technical specifications:

Read More »

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica S| 13 Comments

Leica fans can expect “exciting news” at Photokina *UPDATED*

Photokina-2014-logo

Update: see this updated list of rumored/expected new Leica products for Photokina.

AmateurPhotographer published an interview with Leica Camera UK general manager Jason Heward who promised that “At Photokina we will make a real statement about the brand and our ambitious plans“. You can read the entire interview here. Some of the previously rumored new Leica products expected at Photokina are:

Read More »

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged | 15 Comments

Lolumina introduces new line of interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras

Lolumina-soft-release-buttons-for-non-threaded-shutter-release-cameras
Lolumina-interchangeable-soft-release-buttons-for-non-threaded-shutter-release-cameras
Lolumina-soft-release-button-Leica
Lolumina-soft-release-buttons-2
Lolumina introduced a new line of interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras (like the Leica X and T models). For more information and pricing, visit their website.
Lolumina-soft-release-buttons
Here is the press release:
Read More »

Posted in Leica Accessories| 1 Comment

New Leica V-Lux Typ 114 camera now listed also on Taiwan’s NCC government site

Leica-V-Lux-Typ-114-camera
A new Leica V-Lux Typ 114 camera was registered also on a Taiwan’s NCC government site. The same camera model was listed on the Indonesian Communication Agency website a month ago. The official announcement should be at Photokina.

Posted in Leica V-Lux| Tagged | 1 Comment

ThumbsUp EP-10S and CSEP-10S for Leica M 240 now available

ThumbsUp-CSEP-10S-for-Leica-M-240
ThumbsUp-EP-10S-for-Leica-M-240
Match Technical recently introduced two new ThumbsUp versions designed for the Leica M typ 240 camera. Both models are now available – the regular version is EP-10S (check pricing and availability at Leica Store Miami, PopFlash, eBay, Amazon UK):

Match-Technical-EP-10S-ThumbsUp-for-Leica-M-240
The CSEP-10S model is designed for use with an external optical viewfinder (check pricing and availability at Leica Store Miami, PopFlash, eBay):

Read More »

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged | 8 Comments