Leica presents “Personal Best for Leica” by Elliott Erwitt

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Elliott Erwitt will be part of Leica’s “Visual Gallery” in Photokina. From October 12 the “Personal Best for Leica” collection will be on display at various Leica galleries parallel with his new book “Elliott Erwitt XXL Special Edition” (update: the price of the book on Amazon is now set to $1,629.15):

Here is the full press release (Google translation):

Solms (ots) – The renowned American Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt has curated for the Leica Camera AG is an exclusive collection of his most famous photographs. The 50 pictures comprehensive collection for the first time at Photokina in the photo exhibition of 18 to 23 September 2012 exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Hall 1 of the Cologne fair – and then shown around the world in all Leica Galleries.

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Leica D-Lux 6 and Leica V-Lux 4 images

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

The upcoming Leica D-Lux 6 and V-Lux 4 cameras are exactly what you would expect them to be.

The new models are based on the Panasonic LX7 and FZ200 cameras and will probably be announced on September 17th, 2012. The expected specs are:

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This is the MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC lens

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2012


Some additional details on the new MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC lens for Leica M mount and is now accepting pre-orders at ¥65,000 (around $830):

“It has a 2 layer multicoating on Tantalum glass. The German made iris is smooth with no click stops. It is a circular centre 14 blade iris, which should make for some very interesting and soft effects. The lens itself feels solid and has a nice weight of 190g on its own, or 220g as the set (hood and caps). The powder coated hood looks great on the lens too.”

Lens specifications:

  • Sonnar type construction
  • 5 lenses in 4 groups with multi-coated surfaces
  • True focal length of 51.7mm
  • Lenses made of glass with ultra-high refractive index
  • Apertures: f/1.1 to f/16
  • Diaphragm is “made in Germany” (14 rounded blades from the pictures)
  • Lens weight 190g (220g with hood and caps)
  • Filter size M55
  • Coma Manual adjuster on rear element
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MS Optical 50/1.13 lens coming soon

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2012
Mr. Miyazaki MS Optical

Mr. Miyazaki | MS Optical

After the MS Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm f/4 and MS Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II lenses, Japanexposures reports that Mr. Miyazaki’s next project will be a new MS Optical 50/1.13 lens:

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Leica partners with Schloss Bensberg Classics

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

For the fourth year in a row Leica Camera AG partnered with the vintage cars show Schloss Bensberg Classics:

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Leica M9-P for $6,500

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

The price of the Leica M9-P rangefinder just dropped to $6,500 at DigitalRev with free shipping to the US. If you are interested, check the warranty details on their website.

After the recent discount, the current price of the M9-P in the US is $6,995.

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Zeiss has a suprise ZM lens for Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2012


Zeiss issued a press release for the upcoming 2012 Photokina show. One of the upcoming new product will be a “special surprise” ZM lens (Leica M mount):

“For fans of the Carl Zeiss family of ZM systems for rangefinder cameras, Carl Zeiss has a special surprise in store. In 2013, at least one fast lens with M bayonet will go on sale. Using lenses from the ZM series with adapters is also very popular on mirrorless system cameras.”

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