Monthly Archives: December 2010

There is also a limited edition Leica calendar

By LR admin | Published: December 3, 2010

LFI now offers Leica-M and Leica-S limited edition calendars (45€ and 95€). Only 500 copies will be available for each edition:

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Sigma to release an EVIL camera with a M mount?

By LR admin | Published: December 3, 2010

I just posted this on PhotoRumors and seems that the upcoming EVIL camera from Sigma will have a M mount (unless there is an adapter between the lens and the camera – it’s hard to tell from those pictures): Update: false alarm, this is a DIY project – you can read the details here.

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Full list of Leica products with a price increase

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

Update: there will also be a Leica price increase in the UK. This is the full list of Leica products that will be impacted by the latest US price increase: Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH.CS (E82) Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH (E82) Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH (E82) APO-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 CS (E72) APO-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 (E72) APO-Tele-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 CS (E72) APO-Tele-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 […]

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Update: Leica lenses price increase

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

In addition to the $400 price hike for the Leica MP and M7 cameras, the following lenses will also have a price increase: Leica M 24mm / f3.8 ASPH (E46) will get a $100 price increase. Adorama and Amazon still have the old prices Most S lenses (some of them not yet available) will get an aprox. […]

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If you hurry, you can still get a Leica MP or M7 before a $400 price hike

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

I just confirmed with Leica and B&H that the MP and M7 cameras will now cost $4,995 in the US ($400 price increase)S : If you hurry, you can still get a black MP at Adorama for the old price of $4,595. A black M7 is also still available for the old price. Amazon currently […]

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Leica’s student/educator program is now discontinued in the US and Canada

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

Leica Camera Inc. is discontinuing the Leica Student/Educator Program with immediate effect. Leica Camera Inc. will honor all written pre-approved applicants who have not received their ordered products yet. No new orders will be accepted under the Leica Student/Educator Program. The program was available in the US and Canada.

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Guest post: 111.5 miles through Glacier National Park with a 200-400mm Nikon lens and a Leica M9

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

I’m Chris Peterson, editor and publisher of Glacier Park Magazine, an ad-free quarterly magazine of Glacier National Park, a million-acre wildlife preserve in Northwest Montana. The Park celebrated its 100th birthday in 2010 and in commemoration of that birthday I did a 100-mile hike in the Park, from the southern end to the north end […]

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