Leica Rumors

Used Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH) for $2,499.00

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4, 6 bit coded, model 11868 lens (black) is now available on eBay for $2,499.00 (“buy it now” option) – update: this is not the last, ASPH version of that lens.

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Leica V-Lux 20 samples now online

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

You can see several samples shots taken with the Leica V-Lux 20 on lenstip.com:

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Leica V-Lux 20 announced in Japan?

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

Not sure if this is the official announcement, but DC Watch has pictures and details of the previously rumored Leica V-Lux 20 on their website (in English).

Price in Japan: 70,000 yen.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century (new book)

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

With the ongoing Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition in New York, the Museum of Modern Art published also a new book “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century”, now available at Amazon:

Links for international readers: Amazon UK | Amazon Germany | Amazon France | Amazon Canada | Amazon Japan

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Leica cinema lenses set of eight: $178,000

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

This is the official response I received from BandPro on the price and availability of the Leica cinema lenses:

“They will originally come in a set of 8 lenses and will begin delivering in the last quarter of 2010. The price for the set of 8 is $178,000 and Band Pro is currently accepting a refundable deposit of 10% to reserve a set of Leica lenses. The delivering lenses are 18mm, 21mm, 25mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, and 100mm.
We are fully booked with paid deposits for the planned deliveries through 2010. At the moment the lenses are only available as a full set and individual lens purchase is not planned for some time. From the response at NAB, we are expecting more deposits in the coming weeks.”

An interesting (un)related topic: Leica M lens (75mm Summicron) on a RED-1-M with samples.

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