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Leica M digital rangefinder

Extremely interesting comments from Stefan Daniel: Leica mirrorless medium format camera, M camera with EVF, and more

Stefan Daniel (Leica Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations) spoke to members of the Leica Society International in Dublin on October 14 and had some very interesting comments/remarks – here is a recap: The Leica CL system is dead (reported multiple times on the blog) Leica mirrorless medium format camera is scheduled for production […]

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Get a free roll of film from your local Leica store on October 20th

We already know that Leica will announce several new products on October 20th (I will do a recap on what is expected later today). Leica has been heavily talking about and promoting film photography in the past few weeks and on October 20th you will be able to get a free roll of film from […]

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Updated Leica M6 camera reissue details: Leica MP in a Leica M6 body

Here are some additional details on the upcoming Leica M6 film camera reissue Leitz M6 Classic film camera reissue Black color, not black paint as initially reported (there will be no silver option) Leica MP camera in a Leica M6 housing Lightmeter of the Leica MP (3 LEDs and not 2 like the M6 Classic) […]

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The Leica M6 film camera reissue will be announced on October 20 with a price tag of around €4,800 #filmisnotdead

The Leica M6 film camera reissue will be officially announced on October 20 (as expected) with a price tag of around €4,800 (priced lower than the Leica MP as already reported). Here is the M6 rumors recap: Leitz M6 Classic film camera reissue Price: €4,800 Limited edition of probably 500 pieces Announcement on October 20 “Leitz” red […]

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More information on the upcoming Leitz M6 film camera reissue

Yes, you read the title correctly: the upcoming/rumored M6 film camera will have a “Leitz” red dot instead of the regular “Leica” logo engraving. This is a tribute to the early Leica M6 cameras that came with a Leitz logo (see more listings here): Based on the above rumors, I assume the new Leitz M6 […]

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Breaking: Leica will bring back to life the M6 film camera!

It seems that my initial report about a new cheaper Leica M film camera was correct – Leica will indeed announce a cheaper film rangefinder: Leica will bring back to life the M6 camera!   There are still some questions I do not have answers for (yet): Leica M6 Classic or Leica M6 TTL? Price? […]

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Leica is already pushing the hashtag #filmisnotdead

Today Leica Camera sent out an email newsletter with only the hashtag #filmisnotdead in the subject line… They even already have a new Leica film graphic (see above). Here is the enhanced view – clearly film-related: It seems that we may really be getting close to the new Leica film camera announcement that has been […]

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New Leica film camera rumored to be announced in October

I have been reporting for a while about a new Leica M film camera that will replace the current Leica MP model. The first rumors indicated a new “cheap” M film version, but I think it is safe to assume that the new camera will not be cheap. A press event is already scheduled for […]

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