Category Archives: Leica

The upcoming Leica DG Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 ASPH MFT lens is huge

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2013

The upcoming Leica/Panasonic DG Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 ASPH MFT lens is huge compared to the small GX7 body. You could not get a feeling for the size of the lens from the press image:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Here are some of the other new products that were announced today and while I was offline: →Sigma officially announced a new 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens that will be available in various mounts. →Lomography announced new plastic lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras. →Panasonic announced the development of a new Leica DG Summilux […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2013

The new Leica C type 112 camera is based on the Panasonic LF1, designed by Audi. Zeiss announced a new compact zoom cinema lens: Zeiss CZ.2 15-30/T2.9. Canon announced a new cinema prime lens: CN-E35mm T1.5 L F.

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New Leica C type 112 camera to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: August 8, 2013

In case you are not reading LeicaRumors: a recent entry at the Taiwan National Communications Commission (NCC) reveals a new Leica C type 112 camera with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. The official announcement will most likely be this fall (confirmed in this interview with Leica’s chairman). Via Digicame-info

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Panasonic Lumix GX7 Micro Four Thirds camera, Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 lens announced

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2013

The Panasonic Lumix GX7 Micro Four Thirds camera is now officially announced. The US price of the body only will be $999, the kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens will cost $1099. Here are he official technical specifications: 16MP Digital Live MOS Sensor Venus Engine Image Processor Micro Four Thirds System 3.0″ 1,040k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD 90° […]

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Leica X Vario camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2013

Leica officially announced their new X Vario camera (a.k.a. “Mini M“) with a 16MP APS-C sensor and Vario Elmar 18 – 46mm f/3.5-6.4 ASPH lens (35 mm equivalent. 28 – 70mm).  The press release and more images can be found on LeicaRumors. Pre-order options: Leica X Vario Camera Leica Ever Ready Case for X Vario (Black) Leica […]

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Leica X Vario Type 107 camera specifications

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2013

Update: more images of the new X camera are available here. Those are the updated specifications for the upcoming Leica X Vario Type 107 camera that will be announced on June 11, 2013:

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This is the new Leica “Mini M”

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2013

For the past week Leica has been posting teasers for their new “Mini M” camera. The expectations for a X2-type camera with a zoom lens were true – the “Mini M” will have a zoom lens (Leica Elmar 3.5-6.4/28-70mm ASPH), 16MP APS-C sensor and a price tag of EUR 2,450 (over $3,000):

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Leica coming out with a Mini M camera on June 11

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2013

Leica will be announcing a new Mini M camera on June 11, 2013. The information I received is that the new camera will be made in Germany and it will not be based on an existing Panasonic model. Folow LeicaRumors for the latest updates.

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2013 NAB show: new Canon and Leica products

By PR admin | Published: February 13, 2013

For the 2013 NAB show, Leica is expected to announce new line of Summicron-C cinema prime lenses which will be priced under the current Summilux-C series. Canon is rumored to announce a new cinema camera that will be placed between the EOS C100 and EOS C300 models and it will be available with both PL […]

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