Monthly Archives: September 2011

Leica V-LUX 30 Okawara Factory limited edition camera

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2011

New limited edition Leica V-Lux 30 camera was created in collaboration with Japanese designer Kunio Okawara. Only 200 pieces will be produced with a price tag of ¥89,250 (around $1,150). Highsnobiety via Petapixel

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Guest post: Leica Store Mayfair and Leica S2 in-depth review

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2011

Today’s guest post about the Leica Store Mayfair and the Leica S2 camera is written by Brian Hirschfeld: Leica has stores? yup. They have all of their products in them? yup. And they actually sell them? yup*. That last yup* indicates a slight caveat to this answer. While they have every lens on display, they don’t have every [...]

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Another Leica factory visit post from Luminous-Landscape

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2011

A quick recap of the latest Leica factory visit post from Luminous-Landscape: Leica Camera to move to its new 25,000 square meter home in Wetzlar in 2013. The new facility will have gallery, show room, bigger factory floor which allow to double the current production capacity. New 30mm f/2.8 lens for the S system will be out very soon. [...]

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Leica & Magnum: New York, ten years later by Chris Anderson (video)

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2011

Leica & Magnum: New York, Ten Years Later by Chris Anderson from leica camera on Vimeo. In collaboration with Magnum Photos and The New Yorker, we present “Leica & Magnum: New York, Ten Years Later by Chris Anderson” a look at New York City ten years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The [...]

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Steve McCurry wins the the Leica Hall of Fame Award (press release)

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2011

This is the official press release from Leica Camera about their first Leica Hall of Fame Award: The world-renowned Magnum photographer is the first awardee of the prize sponsored by Leica Camera AG Solms, Germany/St. Moritz, Switzerland (September 7, 2011) – Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is the winner of the inaugural Leica Hall of Fame Award. [...]

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