Category Archives: Leica M-P Typ 240

Clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition cameras

Just a quick clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition cameras, the first one is for the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary and it does not come with any lenses (50 pieces, mainly for the Japanese market). The second Leica M-P Type 240 titanium limited edition camera I reported about […]

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New Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera announced for Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary

A new Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition camera was announced in Japan today to commemorate the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary. Only 50 pieces of this model will be produced. This limited edition doesn’t include any lenses and is 90g lighter than the “regular” brass Leica M-P. I believe this is not the […]

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New Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera coming soon

Leica will soon announce a new Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera that will come as a set with the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Only 333 sets will be produced worldwide (click on the image below for larger view): Update #1: the price of this limited edition camera set […]

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New Leica store and limited edition camera Marina Bay Sands launched in Singapore

  For the opening of the new Leica Store at the most prominent landmark in Singapore – Marina Bay Sands, Leica Singapore released a new limited edition, leatherette wrapped, silver Leica MP Typ 240 camera with engravings of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) building. Here are two pictures from the traditional “Lion Dance” during the grand […]

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New firmware updates for Leica M/M-P Typ 240, Typ 262, Monochrom Typ 246 released

Today Leica announced firmware updates for the following cameras: Leica M/M-P (Typ 240): Firmware Version 2.0.3.0 Leica M (Typ 262): Firmware Version 1.0.0.6 Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246): Firmware Version 1.0.1.0 Lust of new improvements in the latest firmware update:

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What about the “Check battery age” error message on the Leica M 240 camera?

I received multiple emails from readers asking me about the “Check battery age” error message that recently started to appear on many Leica M 240 cameras. Thorsten Overgaard has a good explanation on his website:

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Leica M-P “Panda” limited edition camera announced in Asia

Leica Camera announced a new Leica M-P “Panda Edition” camera for the Chinese market. Two different sets will be available: with a Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses. Only 30 sets for each edition will are available for sale. Additional information and pictures:

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