This is how bad the camera industry is doing today – even Leica cannot sell their limited edition, no LCD screen Leica M Edition 60 rangefinder. In the past, pretty much every limited edition Leica camera was sold out in just few hours. The $18,500 set limited to 600 pieces is still in stock at Leica Store […]
Leica Camera AG was awarded the iF Design Award for their Leica T and M Edition 60 models. Here is the press release:
The new Leica M-P Typ 240 Safari camera is now also available for pre-order at B&H – the shipping date is listed as March 3rd, 2015. Additional pre-order options: B&H PopFlash Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco RedDotCameras (UK)
Spotted on Instagram: Lenny Kravitz trying a prototype of the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Lenny Kravitz limited edition camera: Trying out the prototype of the #KravitzDesign #Leica “Correspondent” A photo posted by Lenny Kravitz (@lennykravitz) on Feb 23, 2015 at 10:14am PST
Leica officially announced a trade-up program for defective M9/M9-P/M-E cameras that have the white spots/corrosion issue I reported few weeks ago. Here are the details from Leica Store Miami:
Leica announced a new Leica M-E set that includes two M lenses: Leica Summarit-M 50mm f/2.5 Leica Summarit-M 75mm f/2.5 The set offers savings of $2,395 (price: $6,500 instead of $8,895) and is currently available for pre-order at the Leica Store Miami. Via Reddotforum
I already reported few days ago that Leica has canceled their price increase plans for the US. A proof for that is today’s news that the company has extended their current discounts ($750 off the M 240 and $250 off M lenses) till March 31, 2015. Leica also introduced a new $750 instant saving on the Leica Monochrom camera […]
