Monthly Archives: December 2015

Deal of the day: 5% off all used equipment at Leica Store Miami

Leica Store Miami is currently offering 5% off all used equipment through the end of the year. To receive the discount, add the used item or items to your cart, proceed to checkout and enter the code USEDSALE122015 in the “Discount” box on the top right of your screen. Then click “Apply.” Any used equipment in your […]

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The best Leica deal this holiday shopping season

Believe it or not, the best Leica deal this holiday shopping season is the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Safari limited edition set that is still available at some retailers (Adorama, Amazon/Ace Photo). The set contains: Leica M-P Typ 240 olive finish (M-P is currently priced at $6,996) Silver Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens that comes with a metal […]

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Leica SL Typ 601 firmware udpate 1.2 released

As previously reported, Leica released firmware update version 1.2 for the SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera. This update will bring several improvements in the camera’s picture quality and handling, such as: Optimization of picture quality at ISO values from 50 to 400 Improvements to the image in the electronic viewfinder Greater flexibility when entering WLAN passwords […]

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This Briggs Automotive Company Mono car comes with a free Leica T camera

This is the report I received from a reader who recently attended the Briggs Automotive Company’s (BAC) Mono sports car launch in Hong Kong:

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Leica Q3 camera concept design

Check out this Leica camera concept design from tolgatuncerlab.com: Big and sharp 4.4 MP EVF unit with magnification ratio of 0.77x Fixed Summilux Lens with 23mm & 35mm focal length switch. Fixed touchscreen unit. Aluminum rotary knob on top-left to change the ISO and shutter speed settings. Dedicated Exposure compensation dial [ +3 , -3 ] […]

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Leica SL Typ 601 firmware 1.2 spotted in the wild

A reader sent me this picture of his brand new Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorlesss camera that came with firmware update version 1.2 (the original version during launch was 1.0). Expect the official announcement in the next few days. Here is what to expect:

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The Konost full frame digital rangefinder camera project is still alive

    Expect some updates soon on the full frame digital rangefinder camera project from Konost (more information available here):

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