Monthly Archives: May 2010

If you are in South Florida

By LR admin | Published: May 13, 2010

KEH Camera will be on site at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre on May 14th and 15, 2010 and will be writing checks for your old equipment.

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Leica eBay Madness

By LR admin | Published: May 13, 2010

Leica MP-36 for US $106,400.00: Leica IIIG for US $25,935.00: Leica M6 Jaguar XK 50th Anniversary Edition Leica M6 highly polished platinum body Leica MP Hermes Edition+Summicr​on 35mm/2 APSH 50 Jahre Leica M7 Titan w/Summilux-M 50mm F/1.4 ASPH Leica 250 GG with US Military engraving Leica I Mod. B Rim-set Compur Leitz 90mm f/1.0

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New 35mm Summilux to be announced early next week

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2010

The new 35mm Summilux lens should be announced next week. The exact announcement date I have for Europe is May 17th, but this could differ depending on your time zone. The retail price is going to be €3,750 or $5,000 (US). I already mentioned the expected stores availability: July, 2010.

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Don’t sell your Leica R lenses yet

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2010

I would suggest that you wait till Photokina (September, 2010) before you sell your Leica R lenses. Leica R lenses prices went down in price on eBay in the past 12 months but I think this will change very soon. As I already mentioned before, Leica did promise a R solution on a digital body and […]

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Leica photo scavenger hunt in New York

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2010

WHO: Leica Camera Inc. has partnered with the New York Photo Festival to offer photography enthusiasts the opportunity to experience firsthand a Leica M9 professional-grade camera. Attendees are encouraged to seek out their inner artist and experiment with the most advanced camera technology available today. WHAT: Photo enthusiasts may borrow the coveted Leica M9 digital […]

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New Leica Summilux-M 35mm lens is stores this July

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2010

The new Summilux-M 35mm lens will be available in stores this July – this was confirmed by a Leica sales rep today according to Smarkstracks.com: “Until today however none of my Leica dealers could confirm the delivery date of the redesigned 35mm Summilux. But today a Leica Sales rep confirmed delivery of the new 35mm lens in July this […]

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Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH lens for S2 released

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2010

Dpreview “released” the Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH lens for the Leica S2 camera in the UK – it will be available from May 2010 with a price tag of £3,780. This lens is not yet available in the US (you can blame the Eyjafjallajökull volcano as David Farkas noted in his latest blog post). Adorama is taking […]

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