During this holiday season you will be able to purchase two different Leica lens mugs from your local dealer. Production is of course limited. The ceramic mugs will come with removable lids and will be priced at around $35. Two different versions will be available: Noctilux-M 50 and Summarit-S 70. The first mug was already listed on eBay few weeks ago.
Adobe Lightroom 4.3 (download links: Win | Mac) and Camera Raw 7.3 were released today with support for Leica M-E and the following Leica R lenses:
The latest Leica store located in SoHo, New York (460 West Broadway) is now open. The store is operated by Kurland Photo. More images from the new locations are available on Leica’s Facebook page.
This free Street Photography e-book by Alex Coghe can be downloaded on Scribd:
The new Stephen Bartels gallery in London is solely dedicated to Leica digital imaging. The images are exhibited on large High Definition screens. They operate as a members gallery and members can join and show their work through the gallery. Membership is limited to 100 members worldwide. More details, taken form their website:
Leica Camera AG, Solms, once again invites professional photographers to submit entries to their international photography competition, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Photographers wishing to take part may submit their photographic projects online between 15 January and 1 March 2013. The terms and conditions of entry can be downloaded from www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com shortly before the start of the competition.
The Leica X2 Paul Smith limited edition camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at the Leica Boutique in West Palm Beach. Only 1,500 pieces were produced for worldwide distribution. Here is a brief description of the camera from the official press release:
