→ Amazon currently has one black Leica M 240 camera in stock.
→ A rare 1932 gold-plated Leica Luxus II camera failed to set a new record at a recent Hong Kong auction and sold for “only” $620,000.
→ New Leica store opened in Moscow.
→ The 2014 Leica calendar is now available.
→ New Walter ostrich leather sleeve for Leica M8/M9 cameras. A new model for the M 240 is coming soon.
→ You can now rent the street photography documentary “Everybody Street” on Vimeo.
→ Compact and lightweight X-ray scanner built with a Leica M9
→ Leica produced one of a kind panoramic S2 body for Josef Koudelka:
I was using this Fuji panoramic — but the problem was everyone stopped developing the film. You can’t get 220 film anymore and you needed to carry about 35 kilograms extra. I went to Leica and they did one camera for me that was digital panoramic, which is this S2 camera, and they make two lines and set it on black and white. I made four trips with it together with the film camera. In the last two trips I realized I was taking more pictures with this Leica and I am enjoying it more. The result is very comparable. The lens was exactly the same.
→ A new Limited edition Leica Monochrom ‘Ralph Gibson’ camera announced (no photos available yet).