Monthly Archives: March 2014

New trade up program offers $5,000 credit towards the purchase of Leica S camera

The Leica S system trade up program is now live (I reported that few weeks ago but then Leica pulled it out). You can trade in any SLR or medium format camera and receive $5,000 instant credit towards the purchase of a new Leica S type 006 camera (priced at $21,950.00). This new program will start […]

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Rumors: Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera to be announced on April 24th

Leica sent out invitations for a “special highlight” event on April 24th. If you are a LeicaRumors reader, this should not be a surprise because few months ago I already reported that the long awaited Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera will be announced in April. The new camera is expected to have an APS-C sensor […]

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No joke: new Leica C Hello Kitty and Playboy anniversary edition camera

The popular French fashion brand Colette is currently selling a special limited edition Leica C compact camera dedicated to Hello Kitty’s 40th and Playboy’s 60th anniversaries. Only 10 units will be produced. The price is 920 EUR (or $1,263) which is almost double the price of a “regular” Leica C ($699). Additional images:

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Joel Meyerowitz – My life with Leica (take three)

Third and final part of the interview that Leica Akademie Italy has made with Joel Meyerowitz in Milan. The american master talks about the Leica S medium format camera, and how this camera is capable of delivering an image quality that he was formerly able to achieve only with his beloved 8×10″ Deardorff. Here are […]

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Leica M Monochrom “Ralph Gibson” limited edition camera listed on eBay for $46k

A new Leica M Monochrom “Ralph Gibson” limited edition camera is currently listed on eBay for $45,999. The camera was originally priced at 21,000 Euros (around $28,000) and it was instantly sold out. A total of 35 units were produced. Here are few additional images:

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Leica highlights from the upcoming L&H Photographica auction

Here are some of the Leica highlights from the upcoming L&H Photographica auction that will take place on May 3th, 2014 in HongKong (the full catalog is available here): Leica M6 Gold Sambutan Jubli Perak (serial# 2001018, 1992): To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of accession to the throne of Sultan of Brunei on 1st October 1992, […]

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for February 2014

      These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for February 2014:

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