News and Announcements

Leica Offers Special Lease Program for Professional Photographers

October 21, 2016

Leica Professional has partnered with Marlin Equipment Finance to offer a special lease program for new Leica S-System and Leica SL-System purchases. The lease program features a 1.9% APR for 36 months, with a ...

Leica Announces Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray

David Farkas

October 19, 2016

Today, Leica has announced a cool looking variation of the insanely popular Q (Typ 116): the Leica Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray. It features the same successful combo of full-frame 24MP sensor, 28mm f/1.7 Summilux...

Leica Announces Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 – The Compact Classic Reborn

David Farkas

October 19, 2016

Today, Leica has announced the 28mm Summaron-M f/5.6 lens for the Leica M system. The lens is more than just a throwback to a classic design from the mid 1950s. It is a lens from the 1950s, at least optically, featuring the same design as the original. We can ...

Leica Announces M-P (Typ 240) ‘GRIP’ by Rolf Sachs Limited Edition Set with Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH

Kirsten Vignes

October 12, 2016

Today, Leica Camera is proud to announce the Leica M-P (Typ 240) ‘grip’ by Rolf Sachs Set which consists of a Leica M-P (Typ 240) with a rubber cladding with raised dot structures and a Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/...

Leica Releases New Leather Goods Collection

Josh Lehrer

October 1, 2016

Leica Camera has released the new Leica Leather Goods Collection, featuring a range of handmade accessories all designed and produced in Germany. The collection features cases for pens, phones, notebooks and a ...

Leica M-System Promotions Extended

Josh Lehrer

September 27, 2016

Leica has extended two of its most recent M-System promotions until November 30, 2016. Previously, the promotions were set to expire on September 30, 2016, just days from now.The first promotion to be extended is the M Camera Trade-Up Promo, which offers a...

Leica Camera and Huawei Strengthen Technology Partnership

Josh Lehrer

September 23, 2016

Today, Leica Camera has announced the creation of a research and development facility in partnership with telecommunications brand Huawei to jointly expand and enhance their imaging technology. Previously, the ...

Adobe Lightroom CC and Camera Raw Updates Released with Leica Fixes

Josh Lehrer

September 20, 2016

Today, Adobe has released Lightroom CC 2015.7 and Camera Raw 9.7, updated versions which include a lens profile for the Leica Elmarit-S 45mm f/2.8 ASPH CS and a fix for merging panoramic images when using sourc...

Leica Officially Announces Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH for SL System

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone following the Leica SL System. At the SL launch event last October, the 50 Lux was teased as the third lens in the lineup, following the 24-90 and 90-280 zooms. Promising optical performance in the same lea...

Leica Announces HG-SCL 4 Multifunction Handgrip for SL (Typ 601)

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

Just ahead of Photokina, Leica has announced the long-anticipated SL Multifuntion Handgrip. This handgrip for the SL (Typ 601) offers a few nice features:Ability to shoot vertically in a natural...

Leica Creates New Professional Business Unit

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

In a move to focus more on the professional line of products, Leica has created a new business unit. Headed by our longtime friend, Stephan Schulz, the Business Unit Professional will concentrate on the Leica S...

Leica Releases SL Lens Roadmap Highlighting Four Primes and One Zoom

David Farkas

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 press release below, it sounds like the three f/2 ...