Monthly Archives: December 2010

Black Leica X1 now shipping in the US

By LR admin | Published: December 8, 2010

The black Leica X1 is now shipping in the US and should be available in stores in the next few days. The soft leather case for Leica D-Lux 5 (#18724) is also in stock in most authorized dealers:

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Leica day in Palm Beach

By LR admin | Published: December 7, 2010

What: Leica day at the Leica Boutique in West Palm Beach Where: The Pro Shop for Photographers When: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Saturday, December 11, 2010 Leica representative will show the range of Leica products including the LEICA M9 and M lenses, as well as X1, D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2, V-Lux 20, S2 and […]

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The most expensive Leica camera ever was sold during the last Westlicht auction

By LR admin | Published: December 5, 2010

The last Westlicht auction is over: the Leica 250 “Reporter” sold for 180,000EUR and the experimental Leica MP2 camera sold for a whopping 402,000 EUR (around 537,000USD)! The initial expected price was between EUR 150000-180000 and for now this is the most expensive Leica camera ever sold. From the descriptions: “The MP-2 was the first experimental […]

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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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