Leica

Leica registers Hybrid Instant camera with the FCC

Jun 20, 2023
John Aldred

Leica has registered an interesting-looking camera with the FCC. It looks like Leica’s planning to take away a little market share from Fujifilm. The new…

The Leica Q3 steps up to a 60-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 8K video

May 25, 2023
John Aldred

Leica has announced the new Leica Q3 (buy here), with some pretty massive upgrades over its predecessor, the Leica Q2 (buy here). For a start,…

The Leica MPi is a Raspberry Pi-powered Leica M2 conversion that’s completely reversible

May 15, 2023
John Aldred

While there are plenty of digital Leica cameras out in the world, that’s not enough for some people. For example, people like robotics engineer Michael…

Lens review: Leica Noctilux 50mm f0.95 ASPH M – A Nocturne

May 9, 2023
Anson Tang

If I remember correctly, I briefly held this lens in Sydney 2011 Photokina. Good old days when there weren’t too many product releases, and each…

Leica expands its black & white camera lineup with the M11 Monochrom

Apr 13, 2023
John Aldred

Leica has announced the new Leica M11 Monochrom. As the name suggests, this is a monochrome version of its popular M11 full-frame camera. Leica was…

Mitakon recreates Leica’s Summaron M 28mm f/5.6 at a tenth the cost

Mar 28, 2023
John Aldred

Mitakon has announced their newest lens. It’s full-frame Mitakon Creator 28mm f/5.6, which they say “recreate[s] the iconic Leica Summaron M 28mm f/5.6 lens with…

2,000 vintage cameras and lenses discovered in old storage unit

Mar 10, 2023
Alex Baker

A boss asked his employee if she would clean out an old storage compartment for him after a tenant had moved out. He said that…

Leica’s new 100-400mm f/5-6.3 looks like a rehoused Sigma at twice the price

Mar 10, 2023
John Aldred

Leica has announced a new addition to its SL system (L mount) lens lineup. It’s the Vario-Elmar-SL 100-400mm F5-6.3 and it costs a whopping $2,195….

Leica goes Bond with the new Leica D-Lux 7 007 Edition

Feb 23, 2023
John Aldred

Leica’s famous for their limited edition runs of cameras. This time, it’s to celebrate the exhibition of photographs from James Bond films spanning more than…

Leica announces two new lightweight 35mm and 50mm f/2 Summicron lenses for L mount

Feb 12, 2023
John Aldred

Leica has announced two new lightweight Summicron-SL lenses for Leica L mount at 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2. You might be wondering why Leica’s announcing…