Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
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 t...
Leica SL Trade-In Program & New Bundles Announced
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
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 standards for wide-angle performance in an incred...
Leica Releases SL Lens Roadmap Highlighting Four Primes and One Zoom
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 ...
Novoflex Announces PL Mount Cine Lens Adapter for Leica SL
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
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 anxiously awaiting a Nikon solution, following the ...
Leica Announces New APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens for T-System
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 s...
Leica R-Adapter L for the SL (Typ 601) Starts Shipping
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)
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 largest possible focal length range for the greatest nu...