Tonight Panasonic will officially announce their new mirrorless cameras and lenses with Leica L-mount. The new Panasonic S cameras are actually bigger and heavier than the Leica SL. The prices are also significantly higher when compared to other Japanese manufacturers ($3,000 for a 50mm f/1.4 lens, FYI the Leica SL 50mm f/1.4 is $5,295, the […]
Late Thursday night or early Friday morning this week Panasonic will officially announce their new Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with Leica L-mount as a part of the recently founded L-Mount Alliance. Here is the Panasonic teaser:
Dpreview published another interview with Leica, Sigma and Panasonic on the new L-mount Alliance (recap from PhotoRumors):
I always find it amusing when somebody claims “I’m not rumor-mongering” and then make a video called “Leica SL2 Coming in H1 2019?” – the video is based on a Photokina interview with Stephan Schulz from Leica. Update: the name of the video is now changed to “A Conversation with Leica’s Stefan Schultz on the L-Mount Alliance“. […]
The upcoming Leica Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH full frame mirrorless lens for L-mount is expected to be announced in the first half of 2019. Here is the lens at the 2018 LHSA meeting in Wetzlar – they even showed the MTF chart:
Some additional coverage on the newly formed L-Mount Alliance between Leica, Panasonic and SigmaL-Mount:
Here is the latest updated Leica SL lens roadmap:
Leica Camera unveils five major announcements at Photokina: Leica L Mount: A first-of-its-kind pioneered by Leica in strategic alliance with Panasonic and SIGMA, the Leica L-Mount allows for a nearly limitless array of creative options by combining different interchangeable lenses with cameras featuring different sensor formats. Leica S3: The brand new Leica S3 medium format […]
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