News and Announcements

Leica Releases SL Lens Roadmap Highlighting Four Primes and One Zoom

September 19, 2016

In addition to the official announcement of the Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH, Leica today also released a lens roadmap for the next 12-18 month, showing four primes and one zoom. If you read the official ...

Leica Announces Sofort Instant Camera

David Farkas

September 15, 2016

In an interesting move to capitalize on the growing resurgence of instant photography among younger users, Leica is launching their unique retro take on the modern day Polaroid camera. The Sofort, German for Ri...

Novoflex Announces PL Mount Cine Lens Adapter for Leica SL

David Farkas

September 14, 2016

In addition to launching the Nikon autofocus adapter for the Leica SL, Novoflex is also debuting a PL-mount adapter - the LET/PL. This adapter for the SL will allow users to mount cine lenses with a standard PL-mount. Currently, the only game in town for mount...

Novoloflex Announces Nikon Autofocus Adapter for Leica SL

David Farkas

September 14, 2016

Just ahead of Photokina 2016, Novoflex has announced a Nikon to Leica SL adapter, the SL/NIK, that will provide full autofocus and aperture control from the SL camera for E-type NIKKOR lenses. Many users were a...

Leica Announces New Leica M-P (Typ 240) Titanium Set

Josh Lehrer

September 14, 2016

Today, Leica Camera has announced a new special edition set: the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Titanium Set. Limited to only 333 sets worldwide, the set includes an M-P (Typ 240) made of solid titanium and two lenses: th...

Leica S (Typ 007) Firmware Version 4.0.0.0 Released

Josh Lehrer

September 13, 2016

Today, Leica has released a major firmware update for the S (Typ 007): version 4.0.0.0. This update includes some new features, enhances some existing ones and fixes a few bugs. Leica has been very diligent with significant updates for the S as they are commit...

New Leica M 0.8 Lenses for Cine Production from CW Sonderoptic

David Farkas

September 8, 2016

CW Sonderoptic, Leica's sister company responsible for making the exceptional Leica Summilux-C and Summicron-C Cine lenses, is introducing a range of five M lenses with redesigned features for cine production. ...

Leica Releases Firmware Version 1.55 for T (Typ 701)

Josh Lehrer

September 6, 2016

Today, Leica has released firmware version 1.55 for the T (Typ 701) camera. This new firmware allows for full compatibility with the recently announced Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH.You can dow...

Leica Announces New APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens for T-System

David Farkas

September 1, 2016

Today, Leica has announced the latest lens in the TL lineup, the APO-Macro-Elmart-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH. Not only does the new lens feature apochromatic correction, four aspheric elements and a compact size, but it is the first Leica macro in recent his...

Leica Expands M (Typ 262) Promo Bundle Offerings with Two New 35mm Sets

David Farkas

August 12, 2016

Given the recent success of the M (Typ 262) and 50mm Summarit promotional bundle that was released at the end of June, Leica has decided to add two additional sets. Both sets feature the 35mm Summarit ASPH, ins...

Leica SL (Typ 601) Firmware Version 2.1 Released

Josh Lehrer

July 28, 2016

Today, Leica has released firmware version 2.1 for the SL (Typ 601) mirrorless full-frame digital camera. The new firmware offers stability and performance improvements along with compatibility for the latest t...

Leica Q (Typ 116) Firmware Version 2.0 – A Look at What’s New

Josh Lehrer

July 26, 2016

Today, Leica has released a major new firmware update for the Leica Q (Typ 116): Version 2.0. This firmware incorporates a host of new features and improvements, many of which are based on direct requests from users. Before we dive into all the details, you ca...