News and Announcements

Leica Updates CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program with New M10-P & M10-D Options, Revised Pricing

March 28, 2019

Leica has just updated the CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program once again, this time lowering prices, eliminating discontinued models, and adding additional camera options. The program started in 2015 as an alternat...

Leica Announces M Monochrom (Typ 246) ‘Your Mark’ Edition with 35mm f/2 and Horween Leather

David Farkas

March 7, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera, which was designed in collaboration with Leica Store San Francisco and Horween Leather Company. Just 80 sets will be produced for a price of $13,950 and...

Leica Q2 Announced: 47 Megapixels + Weather Sealing

David Farkas

March 7, 2019

Today, Leica Camera has announced the Leica Q2, the highly anticipated successor to the popular Leica Q (Typ 116). The new model keeps the same compact form factor and exceptional 28mm f/1.7 Summilux ASPH lens, but offers notable and quite significant improve...

Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 Shipping Soon

David Farkas

February 28, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a shipping date and price for the highly anticipated APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH. With initial deliveries slated for April, the lens will come with a price tag of $4,595.T...

Leica Introduces Three Limited Production M Lenses

David Farkas

February 7, 2019

Today, Leica has announced three new limited production M lens variants. The three lenses are all current offerings within the M lens lineup, but will be produced in limited quantities with unique finishes. In...

Leica Announces M10-P & 50mm f/2 ‘Safari’ Editions

Josh Lehrer

January 31, 2019

Today, Leica Camera has launched the first special edition of the M10-P digital rangefinder in the USA: the Leica M10-P Edition 'Safari,' along with a matching (but separately sold) lens: the Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 Edition 'Safari.' The M10-P Edition 'Safa...

Price Increased on Leica CCD Sensor Replacement

David Farkas

December 19, 2018

At the end of 2014, Leica officially acknowledged the CCD sensor corrosion problem that started appearing on many M9, M9-P, M Monochrom and M-E camera bodies. The corrosion issue, identified by unusual spots on...

Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 and Camera Raw CC 11.1 Updates Now Support D-Lux 7, M10-D and M10-P

David Farkas

December 10, 2018

Today, Adobe has released updates for Photoshop CC, Camera Raw CC and Lightroom Classic CC. Along with the usual bug fixes and incremental feature additions, the most notable change is the added support for new...

Leica Launches CL ‘Street Kit’ with 23mm Lens, Grip, Strap and Extra Battery

David Farkas

December 7, 2018

Today, Leica Camera USA has announced the Leica CL 'Street Kit.' Adding another bundled option to the lineup after the CL Starter Bundle with 18mm Elmarit-TL was introduced earlier this week, the CL 'Street Kit' offers a comprehensive package aimed at street p...

Save $895 with Leica CL + 18mm Starter Bundle

David Farkas

December 4, 2018

Today, Leica Camera USA has announced a new way to save on the popular Leica CL mirrorless camera. Priced at $3,195, the CL Starter Bundle includes a black Leica CL camera and 18mm Elmarit-TL f/2.8 ASPH lens. T...

Photokina 2019 Cancelled | Next Show in 2020

David Farkas

December 3, 2018

In somewhat surprising news, I received an email today that the Photokina Show to take place in May of 2019 has been cancelled. Photokina is the largest photography trade fair in the world, and has historically...

Leica D-Lux 7 Compact Camera Released

David Farkas

November 20, 2018

Today, Leica has released the D-Lux 7, their next generation compact digital camera. Featuring the same solid, ergonomic body and fast 24-75mm (equiv) f/1.7-2.8 lens as the popular D-Lux (Typ 109), the D-Lux 7 ups the image quality with a brand new 17 megapixe...