Category Archives: Leica M Series

Leica iM mirrorless design concept

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Those two images were sent to me anonymously with the following text: Mirrorless APSC camera with movable screen iM mount Noctilux iM 0.95/35 Compactness and simplicity for endless creativity My guess is that those are just designer’s concept renderings not related to Leica Camera AG.

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The most expensive Leica camera ever was sold during the last Westlicht auction

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The last Westlicht auction is over: the Leica 250 “Reporter” sold for 180,000EUR and the experimental Leica MP2 camera sold for a whopping 402,000 EUR (around 537,000USD)! The initial expected price was between EUR 150000-180000 and for now this is the most expensive Leica camera ever sold. From the descriptions: “The MP-2 was the first experimental [...]

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If you hurry, you can still get a Leica MP or M7 before a $400 price hike

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I just confirmed with Leica and B&H that the MP and M7 cameras will now cost $4,995 in the US ($400 price increase)S : If you hurry, you can still get a black MP at Adorama for the old price of $4,595. A black M7 is also still available for the old price. Amazon currently [...]

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L-camera-forum Q&A session with Leica

The German version of the L-camera-forum meeting/Q&A session (in English) with Leica just came online. The main points: R-solution: Leica is working on a mirrorless solution, but for financial, technical and other reasons the exact details are still unclear. S-system: three new lenses are expected - 24 mm ultra wide angle, 30 mm super wide-angle (with optional central locking) and 30-90 [...]

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Firmware 2.005 for Leica M8 & M8.2 now available online

The new firmware 2.005 for Leica M8 and M8.2 can be now downloaded from Leica’s website. What’s fixed: Resolving the error message “Shutter fault”: When shooting in C-Mode (Continuous) or taking several pictures consecutively in S-Mode (Single), the message “Shutter Fault” may appear on the display. Additional notes: After updating to the new 2.005 firmware the [...]

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