This is an official letter from Leica (I have the actual PDF file, so it is real):
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We would like to inform you that you we will put a new Firmware-Update 1.116 for the LEICA M9 onto our homepage. The free of charge download is expected to be available by Monday, March 15, [...]
Usually B&H doesn’t list products as “Available for pre-order” (just received e-mail notification) unless they know they will be getting some in stock in the next few days:
B&H link for steel grey version.
Similar to the Leica D-Lux 4 mini-site, I started collecting Leica M9 reviews, links and related stories on the day the camera was announced – all this information is now available at the Leica M9 mini-site.
To be continued…
Update: the X1 is sold out.
Leica X1 is in stock right now @ OneCall (free shipping):
Amazon has the Leica M9 in stock for $9,999.99 (sold by Willoughby’s):
Ebay has a Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH auction with a current price of $2,700.00.
As already promised, Apple today released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 with support for Leica M9 and X1.More info and download link available here.
Maccreate’s report from the Aperture 3 press event in London states that Leica M9 support for Aperture 3 is on “top of their to-do-list” (as well as other cameras like Panasonic Lumix GF1).
Today Leica announced their Q3 results for fiscal year 2009/2010:
“Sales growth of 17 % compared to the previous year – positive result for the quarter confirms the course adopted at the beginning of the fiscal year
Leica Camera Group closed the third quarter with sales in the amount of € 48.1 million (previous year: € 41.1 million). [...]
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