News and Announcements

Leica M Monochrom “Drifter” by Kravitz Design

May 23, 2019

Today, Leica has released a new special edition camera, the Leica M Monochrom "Drifter." This is the second collaboration between Leica Camera and musician, photographer, and recording artist Lenny Kravitz. Th...

Leica Announces CL ‘100 Jahre Bauhaus’ Edition

David Farkas

May 17, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera set commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of art and design in Germany. The Leica CL 'Jahre 100 Bauhaus' Edition inc...

Leica SL Trade-In Program & New Bundles Announced

David Farkas

May 3, 2019

Today, Leica Camera has announced three new ways to save on the Leica SL professional mirrorless camera. Between a great new trade-in program and two bundles, you can save up to $3,720. Read on for details! DSLR & Mirrorless Trade-In Now through Se...

Leica Releases New Firmware for SL and CL Cameras

David Farkas

April 1, 2019

Today, Leica has released new firmware updates for the Leica SL and Leica CL cameras. Primarily, the new software ensures compatibility with all current and future L-Mount lenses, both native Leica TL and SL, ...

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

David Farkas

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 are will be available only at Leica Stores in the...

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...

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 fact, all three are entirely unique to these lens...

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 ...

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 cameras. The new Leica D-Lux 7 is now officially ...