Monthly Archives: February 2012

Limited edition outdoor case for Leica V-Lux 3 camera

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2012

Leica Camera introduced a new limited edition, water resistant outdoor case for the Leica V-Lux 3 camera. A total of 500 pieces will be produced and only 50 will be available to the North American market. Price: $225

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SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 M-mount lens price announced

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2012

SLR Magic announced the pricing for their SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount): SLR Magic HyperPrime LM 50mm T0.95 (coupled): $4,288 SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 (uncoupled): $2,988 This is $6,700 less than the price of a Leica Noctilux. Both lenses will start shipping in September 2012 after he Photokina show in Germany. In the US, SLR Magic lenses can be purchased […]

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Leica Camera AG reports 8.5% sales increase for Q3 of 2011/12

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2012

Leica Camera reported 8.5% sales increase for the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2011/2012 compared to same period from previous year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is up 10.0%. The company added 79 new employees in 2011.

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Fuji X-Pro1 M-mount adapter on display at the CP+ show in Japan

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2012

As previously reported, Fujifilm will introduce an X-Pro1 adapter for Leica M-mount lenses later this year. A prototype is currently on display at the CP+ show in Japan:

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Leica Gallery Warsaw presents “Street Games” exhibition

By LR admin | Published: February 6, 2012
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The History of Leica documentary (in German)

By LR admin | Published: February 5, 2012

Since a large percentage of the readers of this blog are coming from a German speaking country, I will post this excellent video about the history of Leica in German language.

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MS-Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm F/4 lens

By LR admin | Published: February 4, 2012

I have covered the MS Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II lens on this blog in the past, but I was not aware that there is also a 28mm f/4 version: This lens has been produced after over a year of research by Miyazaki san, and he has learned a lot about how to overcome problems that he […]

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Leica M cameras: change from vulcanite to leatherette cladding

By LR admin | Published: February 3, 2012

Leica Camera will be changing the Leica M camera leatherette cladding for several M cameras. The following M cameras will now have a leatherette cladding as opposed to the previous vulcanite cladding: 10703 Leica M9-P, black paint finish 10704 Leica M9, black paint finish 10716 Leica M9-P, silver chrome finish 10360 Leica MP à la carte, […]

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