Yearly Archives: 2011

LFI magazine teaser

By LR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

I finally received the latest copy of LFI magazine and this is the short paragraph written in the preview section for next issue:

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Opening of the Leica Store in Munich (video)

By LR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

Here is the video of the official opening of the Leica store in Munich (mainly in German): Opening of the Leica Store in Munich from leica camera on Vimeo.

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Fuji X100 camera giveaway

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2011

I am having the biggest giveaway so far over at PhotoRumors.com: a Fuji X100 camera from Adorama. Head over and try your luck. Check out also the Fuji X100 review, the Leica X1 vs. Fuji X100 comparison and  this detailed list of Fuji X100 camera accessories. Good luck!

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Leica Photographers: Henri Cartier-Bresson, “The Decisive Moment” (video)

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2011

Henri Cartier-Bresson – The Decisive Moment from bt465 on Vimeo. Cartier-Bresson achieved international recognition for his coverage of Gandhi’s funeral in India in 1948 and the last (1949) stage of the Chinese Civil War. He covered the last six months of the Kuomintang administration and the first six months of the Maoist People’s Republic. He […]

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Michaels Camera Museum

By LR admin | Published: May 22, 2011

The “Michaels World-Famous Camera Museum” is located in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to the wide range of unusual vintage cameras, they also have few rare Leicas: “The museum consists of some 8000 pieces (there are approximately 2,000 on display), of which about 3000 are cameras ranging from subminiature to 12×15 inches in size. Many of the cameras […]

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Leica links

By LR admin | Published: May 21, 2011

Leica helped Jews flee Nazis: fresh evidence uncovered (see also this movie about the Leica Freedom Train). Images of Leica’s manufacturing process for lenses and cameras. Video from Wetzlar (Leica) manufacturing process from 1937. Have you seen the Green Bay Packers and Hello Kitty Leica M6 limited editions? If you are in the UK, you can win […]

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Leica eBay madness

By LR admin | Published: May 19, 2011

Few days ago a split in two Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50mm lens sold for $1000 and made the rounds on the Internet. Here are few more interesting Leica items on eBay: Leica M9 disguised as M8, starting bid $10,999 (there is another one for $17k): Leica MP black paint with 50mm f/2 lens, 1956, buy now price $200,000 (there is another set […]

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