New Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH II

Today, along with the M11 Monochrom, Leica has announced a new version of the legendary Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. Featuring the same groundbreaking optical formula as the current 50mm Summilux, the new...

Leica Price Increase Coming April 1, 2021

Today, Leica has announced an upcoming price increase going into effect April 1, 2021. While impacting nearly every current product, the increases are not uniform across the board. The amount will vary on a per-product basis, averaging about 2-5% for most ite...

Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH

Today, Leica has announced a new addition to the M lens lineup, the Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH. Offering uncompromising reference-class optical performance along with a new close focus functionality, ...

New Safari and Silver Leica Summicron-M Lenses

Today, Leica has announced new finish options for three Summicron-M lenses. Two lenses, the 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH and 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, will be available as Safari editions in olive green enamel, while the 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH will c...

Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH

Today, Leica has announced a new addition to the venerable M lens roster, the Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH. As the fastest 90mm lens Leica has ever produced, the new 90mm Summilux-M follows in the footsteps of t...

Free M-Adapter-L with Purchase of a Leica CL

Leica USA just announced a new promotion for the recently introduced Leica CL. From now until September 30, 2018, anyone who purchases a new Leica CL Body or the Leica CL Vario Kit  will receive a Black Leica M-Adapter-L. Considering the Adapter sells for $395...

What’s In Our Camera Bags

My colleagues and I are often asked “What do you shoot with?”and what we take with us when we shoot (not to mention how we choose from a seemingly limitless number of camera bags). Being exposed to the full lin...

Leica Prices Increasing on May 1st

On May 1, 2018 Leica is increasing prices on a range of products by an average of about 5%. Affected products include most M bodies (film and digital), nearly all M lenses, the black Q, TL2, S (Typ 007), many S...

A Look at the New Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH

Back in November, Leica announced the Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH, one of the most exotic M lenses made to date, with an amazingly complex optical design and some very exotic glass. It's also the largest and heaviest, weighing in just over 1kg (2.2 lbs). And t...