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Leica Introduces New Metal Gray Paint Finish

May 28, 2026

Today, Leica is expanding its lineup of available finish options with the introduction of a new Metal Gray Paint colorway across select cameras and lenses. Unlike previous special editions or limited-run varia...

Leica M-A “Titan” Limited Edition Set with APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH

David Farkas

June 9, 2022

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition set. The Leica M-A "Titan" Set, limited to just 250 pieces worldwide, combines an all-mechanical M-A analog film camera and high-performing APO-Summicron-M 50mm...

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 Introduces APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH “LHSA” Special Edition

David Farkas

November 30, 2017

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition lens, the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH "LHSA" to commemorate the International Leica Society's 50th Anniversary. Limited to 500 pieces worldwide, the special ed...

Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH Review: A New Standard

David Farkas

March 17, 2017

Back at Photokina 2016, I had the pleasure of sitting down and discussing SL lenses with Peter Karbe, the head of optics at Leica. You can click the link to read the full interview, which has some great info, b...

Leica Announces Special Edition APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH in Red Anodized Finish

David Farkas

November 15, 2016

Leica has announced a special edition APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH in red anodized finish. Limited to just 100 pieces worldwide, the special edition lens will come with a unique gray leather lens case and will set you back $9,750, about $1,700 more than a sil...

Leica Announces APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH in Silver Anodized Finish

Josh Lehrer

July 19, 2016

Today, Leica Camera has released the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, silver anodized finish. First introduced in black finish only in 2012, the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH was designed with the demands o...

Leica’s May 10 Berlin Event – The Actual Event!

David Farkas

May 11, 2012

Ah, how I love Leica launch events. I’ve been to many such events over the years, but Leica somehow manages to make each one fun, entertaining and unique. The May 10 Berlin event was no different.Ther...

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