Category Archives: Leica M-P Typ 240

The best Leica deal this holiday shopping season

Believe it or not, the best Leica deal this holiday shopping season is the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Safari limited edition set that is still available at some retailers (Adorama, Amazon/Ace Photo). The set contains: Leica M-P Typ 240 olive finish (M-P is currently priced at $6,996) Silver Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens that comes with a metal […]

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Match Technical released a new EP-10S Titanium ThumbsUp for Leica M Typ 240

Match Technical released a new EP-10S Titanium ThumbsUp for Leica M Typ 240 cameras. The EP-10S Titanium is available in black and silver and weights only 17 grams (vs. 30 grams for the brass model). The price is $225 (the brass model is $135). See all available EP-10S models at PopFlash and Leica Store Miami. Additional pictures:

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Leica M 240 firmware update 2.0.2.5 now available for download

Firmware update 2.0.2.5 for the Leica M 240 camera is now available on the Leica Camera  US website. The update was initially released few weeks ago, but then it was pulled out for unknown reason. Here is the change log:

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New Leica M-P Safari sets with silver 35mm Summilux and 50 Noctilux lenses now available

In addition to the original Leica M-P Safari kit, The Leica Store in San Francisco has several new Safari combos with different lens combinations – (silver 35mm Summilux and silver 50 Noctilux instead of the 35 Cron): → Leica M-P Safari/35mm 1.4 Summilux set ($12,696) → Leica M-P Safari/50mm 0.95 Noctilux ASPH set ($17888)

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Leica M-P Typ 240 “Leica Store Hong Kong 5th Anniversary Edition” set with Leica Noctilux-M ASPH 50mm f/0.95 lens announced

A new Leica M-P Typ 240 limited edition set with the Leica Noctilux-M ASPH 50mm f/0.95 lens was announced in Hong Kong – only 30 sets will be produced at a suggested retail price of HK$ 158,000 (around US$ 20,000):

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Two new Leica special edition cameras for Republic of Korea’s 70th independence anniversary

There are two new Leica special edition cameras to commemorate the 70th independence anniversary of Republic of Korea (South Korea). Two different sets will be available – a silver digital M-P and a black analogue MP kits. Each set contains two lenses: a 35mm f/1.4 Summilux and a 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux. Only 70 units will […]

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Why I Choose The Leica M: Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed, Focal Point

Starting today Louis Ferreira (www.500px.com/LouisFerreira) will start contributing articles to Leica Rumors. His first post addresses why he selected the Leica M system: During the transition to digital I tried many camera systems and read many articles to find a camera that fit me, but when the first digital M hit the market I was intrigued. None of […]

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