Monthly Archives: May 2010

New Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-2 flash for Leica coming soon?

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2010
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Metz has listed a new Mecablitz 58 AF-2 flash unit for Leica on their website:

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WestLicht Photographica Auction results

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

The results of the last WestLicht Photographica Auction are out: The WestLicht camera auction on the 29th of May 2010 ended with a sensation. Lot 544, a Daguerréotype Giroux from 1839, was sold for the unbelievable price of 732,000 Euros (incl. premiums) and is thus not only the first commercially produced camera but also the most [...]

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Interesting Leica links

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Few interesting links: Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 for sale on eBay for US $666,000.00 and 10 “private” bids – is this some new kind of eBay scam? Rare Leica collection from a Japanese collector, now believed to be deceased. Leica M9 case, cowboy style.

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“Like a Leica”

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2010
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The artist Tom Sachs (via collete.fr) has the following item for sale on his website: Here is the description: “Like a Leica Limited edition of 12. Tom Sachs is a sculptor from NYC. He’s known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons such as Hello Kitty, NASA, Chanel, Hermès, etc… This is an original signed and [...]

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Some Leica S2 updates

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2010

First, some Leica Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH sample images from Lenstip. David Farkas just published a picture of Leica S2 camera with a mounted Hasselblad V lens on his blog and the words “More to come….”

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