If you are not following LeicaRumors, this is what Leica announced today: Leica M9-P Hermes limited edition ($50,000) Leica M9 Monochrom B&W digital rangefinder ($7,195) Leica X2 compact digital camera ($1,995) Leica V-Lux 40 point and shoot camera ($699) Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M Aspherical lens ($7,195) New medium format S lenses and Hasselblad H-system lens adapter
At the CES 2012 show Fujifilm confirmed the upcoming X-Pro1 adapter for Leica-M lenses. A prototype is currently on display at the CP+ show in Japan:
Yesterday B&H started taking pre-orders for the new Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lenses. This is a good indication that a shipment is on its way to the store (B&H won’t start taking pre-orders otherwise). Some more pictures of the unit can be seen over at LeicaRumors.
Ricoh (who recently bought Pentax for $124.2 million) officially released the GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module. The price of the unit will be $649. Here are some more images of the unit and the official press release:
The Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount cartridge will be available on September 9th, 2011. The price is still unknown but you can find detailed features description and full technical specs at Fotointern:
SLRMagic confirmed to Photorumors that the full frame Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens will come with a Leica M mount. Here is a picture of the actual prototype on a M9 body:
I was busy with my Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 review today and still have some catching up to do: in an interview today, Panasonic UK confirmed that they are working on a new, Leica branded, 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds: “Q: And there’s a new lens to go with the G3 isn’t there? […]
Hoya (Pentax): “Net sales were up 1.5% to 108,449 million yen year-on-year, and operating income rose 4.7% to19,897 million yen. Net income was up 12.0% to 13,210 million yen, and earnings per share were 30.62 yen compared with27.24 yen in the same period last year. The profit of the camera business also exceeded our expectations this quarter due to the channel […]
Today Ricoh Japan confirmed the upcoming Leica mount module for the GXR system: 23.6mm × 15.7mm, APS-C size, 12.9MP, CMOS sensor Newly developed focal plane shutter No model name yet for the module Expected Release Fall 2011 A prototype will be displayed at the CP+ show in Japan (February 9-12, 2011)
Photokina is the biggest show for photography equipment that takes place every 2 years in Cologne, Germany. This year Photokina will be between September 21- 26. Here is a summary of all rumors, predictions and expectations for the main players in the industry: Canon: Canon G12 is a given, based on previous release patterns (they release a new version […]
