Monthly Archives: November 2009

Leica presents a unique photographic experience to the Rain Forest

By LR admin | Published: November 30, 2009

The Antarctica trip is sold out. If you have missed it, you can now go to the Rain Forest and test the latest Leica camera models: Leica presents a unique photographic experience to the Jungle Rivers & Rain Forests of South America – Exploring the Amazon, Suriname, Demerara, and Orinoco Rivers aboard the all-Suite, 100-Guest Clelia II […]

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Leica related links/news

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2009

Leica M9 came in on second place as the most important camera introduced this year in a poll by Adorama. Number one was… Pentax K-7 (?). Focus-Numerique did a tour of the Leica factory in Solms – see their report here (translated version). David Farkas took the Leica S2 to South Beach – see his […]

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Leica event in South Florida (Leica M9, S2 workshops and more)

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2009

Palm Beach Photographic Centre Announces Grand Opening of New Leica Shop-in-Shop & Photo Exhibition by News Anchor Ann Curry Public is Invited to Grand Opening on December 4 & Free Lecture by Ann Curry on December 5 First Leica Shop-in-Shop in the U.S. (West Palm Beach, FL – November 20, 2009) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer […]

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Leica to auction old R system production tools

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2009

The rumor is that Leica is going to auction some old production tools, mainly for the R system, that are no longer in use. The auction is expected to be handled by  Westlicht (they recently auctioned some Leica M9 prototypes). You can also see this movie about a Leica auction at Westlich from earlier this year.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By LR admin | Published: November 26, 2009

Thanks to all the readers and “virtual” friends for making this blog possible. Thanks to Leica for their unique products that bring us joy and empty pockets:) Thank you!

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Leica M9 in stock now!

By LR admin | Published: November 25, 2009

I just heard that the Leica SIS in Palm Beach received a M9 shipment and since they just opened – they don’t have a waiting list! Hurry up, they only have few in stock (probably one or two). Phone: (561) 253-2606, email: [email protected], their website is www.proshopforphotographers.com. They also have a wide range of lenses […]

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Leica price increase

By LR admin | Published: November 24, 2009

Update: it seems that the price of the M9, X1 and S2 will stay unchanged, everything else will go up (including M lenses). I will try to get the complete list. 8% – 15% All Leica products will go up in price in the US starting January 2010. The expected price increase will be between 8% […]

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Post temporary removed

By LR admin | Published: November 23, 2009

There was a lot of confusion about the Leica student program and I received a tons of emails on this topic. I am taking this post down until I can get a clarification on all the details.

Posted in Deals, Leica M9 | 12 Comments