Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 35mm f/1.2 II lens now shipping in the US

By LR admin | Published: November 16, 2011

The Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 35mm f/1.2 II lens is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. This lens was announced in February, 2011. Some samples can be found on flickr. Here are the basics specs:

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Invitation to submit entries for the 2012 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

By LR admin | Published: November 16, 2011

Solms, Germany (November 16, 2011) – Leica Camera AG invites professional photographers to submit entries to the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, an international photography competition. Photographers wishing to take part may submit their projects online between January 16 and March 1, 2012. The terms and conditions of entry can be downloaded from www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com shortly before the start of the competition.

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The upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera resembles Leica M9

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2011

Based on the freshly leaked images, the upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera looks like a M9 rangefinder. The camera body and lens mount appear to be big enough to be full frame. The camera will be officially shown during the CES show in January 2012. Check PhotoRumors.com for more images.

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First Leica boutique to open in Sydney

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2011

A new Leica store will be opened in Sydney on November 24:

“Foto Riesel has adopted a Great Gatsby twenties theme for the invitation-only launch, which takes place at the company’s Kent Street premises on November 24, 85 years after the first Leica camera went into production.

Leica ambassadors John Laham and Craig Coverdale have been invited to talk about their photographic achievements.”

In the past few months Leica Cameras has opened a series of new stores in various locations.

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“Everybody Street” documentary project looking for backers

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2011

The creator of the Everybody Street  documentary is looking for some support on kickstarter in order to complete the final phase of this project (only 4 days left):

Update: the miovie is now available on Amazon.

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LeicaRumors is now on Google+

By LR admin | Published: November 14, 2011

LeicaRumors is now on Google+. Add (LR) to your circles if you are into g+.

You can get more updates on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube.

Check also the g+ profiles for NikonRumors and PhotoRumors.

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Another Leica M9 Titanium available for sale

By LR admin | Published: November 12, 2011

The last Leica M9 Titanium on Amazon sold very quickly after my post few days ago. It seems that there is still a strong demand for this digital limited edition. Currently there is another used M9-T for sale on eBay for approximately US $26,326 which is actually few hundred dollars cheaper than the original price of $26,500.

Update: here is the new eBay listing of this camera.

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