Monthly Archives: September 2014

Panasonic and Leica camera expand partnership agreement in the digital camera sector

By LR admin | Published: September 19, 2014

Leica and Panasonic issued a joint press release about extending their digital camera partnership agreement for another 5 years:

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The latest LFI magazine covered the new Leica products announced at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 18, 2014

The new LFI magazine (Web | Google Play | iTunes) is out and it covers the latest products Leica announced at Photokina (click for larger view):

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Leica Portrait: Thomas Hoepker – Leica Hall of Fame 2014 (video)

By LR admin | Published: September 18, 2014

A member and former president of Magnum Photos, Thomas Hoepker has defined German photojournalism like few others. In this video, he discusses his new book “Wanderlust,” his travels around the word and some of his most famous photographs. Thomas Hoepker was honored with the Leica Hall of Fame Award on September 16 at “LEICA – […]

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Leica Camera at the 2014 Photokina show

By LR admin | Published: September 17, 2014

Few images from the Leica booth at Photokina and some of the new products that were announced yesterday:

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All Leica Photokina announcements in one place

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

Many new products were released in the past 24 hours. Here is the recap: Pre-order options: New Leica products available for pre-order (updated) New Leica products: Leica M Edition 60 camera Leica M-A film rangefinder camera announced New Leica M lenses announced (silver Nocti and 35 Lux, new Summarits) Leica D-Lux camera announced Leica V-Lux camera […]

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New Leica products available for pre-order *UPDATED*

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

The new Leica products are now available for pre-order at: B&H Adorama (all new Leica products were just added, use the search function) Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Red Dot Cameras (UK) Here is a more detailed list that includes many of the new Leica accessories: Leica M Edition 60 Leica front lens cap […]

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New Voigtländer lenses: 35mm f/1.7 Ultron, 40mm f/2.8 Heliar and 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

Voigtländer announced three new VM lenses for Leica M mount (check pricing and availability):

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Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens officially announced

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

The Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens is now officially announced and is available for pre-order in black and silver (the lens listing is wrong). Additional information after the break (PDF file with MTF charts can be downloaded here).

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