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Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH Review: Single-Lens Setup in the Boundary Waters

March 3, 2020

It’s no secret: I like to travel light. If you’ve read any of my previous articles such as Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q or Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting o...

Leica Price Increase Coming Jan 1, 2020

Kirsten Vignes

December 18, 2019

Leica has announced an upcoming price increase, going into effect on January 1, 2020. This price increase affects most Leica products, from cameras and lenses to accessories like batteries and lens caps. On av...

Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann

David Farkas

July 13, 2019

Staying in the same hotel as the Chairman of the Board of Leica during Photokina has its benefits. After the Leica joint press event prior to the show opening, I was sitting in my hotel lobby and chatting on the phone with colleagues back home, discussing the...

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!...

Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH Pancake Lens Announced

David Farkas

November 21, 2017

Today, in addition to the Leica CL announcement, Leica has also introduced a new TL lens - the Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH, in both black and silver. This APS-C sized lens in Leica's new L mount, sets new...

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 ...

Novoflex Announces PL Mount Cine Lens Adapter for Leica SL

David Farkas

September 14, 2016

In addition to launching the Nikon autofocus adapter for the Leica SL, Novoflex is also debuting a PL-mount adapter - the LET/PL. This adapter for the SL will allow users to mount cine lenses with a standard PL...

Novoloflex Announces Nikon Autofocus Adapter for Leica SL

David Farkas

September 14, 2016

Just ahead of Photokina 2016, Novoflex has announced a Nikon to Leica SL adapter, the SL/NIK, that will provide full autofocus and aperture control from the SL camera for E-type NIKKOR lenses. Many users were a...

Leica Announces New APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens for T-System

David Farkas

September 1, 2016

Today, Leica has announced the latest lens in the TL lineup, the APO-Macro-Elmart-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH. Not only does the new lens feature apochromatic correction, four aspheric elements and a compact size, but it is the first Leica macro in recent his...

Leica R-Adapter L for the SL (Typ 601) Starts Shipping

David Farkas

July 20, 2016

Leica Camera has rolled out its R lens adapter for the SL-System, the R-Adapter L. The adapter has been in the "coming soon" column since the SL launch this past October, so it's nice to see an official release...

Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 Lens Review: Telephoto Titan for the SL (Typ 601)

David Farkas

April 6, 2016

Developing an entirely new lens lineup is no easy task. For the recently released SL, Leica focused their initial efforts on quickly launching high quality zooms for the system, in an attempt to cover the large...