Monthly Archives: March 2017

Leica BP-SCL5 battery for Leica M10 now in stock

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2017

The Leica BP-SCL5 battery for the Leica M10 camera is now in stock at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. The battery life of the new M10 is not as good as the M Typ 240 and getting a spare battery is highly recommended.

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New Leica Store to open in Dubai this year

By LR admin | Published: March 30, 2017

Currently in the United Arab Emirates, Leica Camera products are sold by LeicaUAE.com. An official Leica Store will open later this year (the rumored date in August). The store will be located at the Dubai Mall, which is adjacent to the tallest building in the world Burj Khalifa.

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New Leica M Monochrom promo video “Free yourself from colors” by FNazca/Saatchi & Saatchi

By LR admin | Published: March 30, 2017

The Brazilian ad agency FNazca/Saatchi & Saatchi just released another promo video called “Free yourself from colors” for the Leica M Monochrom camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNZO5v7ZWDo The same agency also made the award-winning films “Leica 100” and “Soul“. Check out also their DIY Leica camera assembly kit.

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Leica Thalia: a new line of cinema lenses announced

By LR admin | Published: March 29, 2017

CW Sonderoptic announced a new line of cinema lenses called Thalia:

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New Leica camera with code name 5370 to be announced in the next few months

By LR admin | Published: March 28, 2017

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just registered a new, not yet announced, Leica radio module (Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n) that is intended to be mounted on a digital camera model number 5370. This new Leica 5370 camera uses the BP-DC13 battery which is also used in the Leica T and TL. The size of […]

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Fight lens fungus with this new electronic dry cabinet for photo gear

By LR admin | Published: March 27, 2017

Many Leica shooters who are using old M lenses know that lens fungus could be a problem, especially in areas with tropical climate and high humidity. Today B&H started selling these new electronic dry cabinets for lenses, photographic gear and other equipment. Two different models are available: 30L and 80L. Additional information:

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Panasonic to dismantle their digital camera business, unload shares of TowerJazz

By LR admin | Published: March 27, 2017

Panasonic is reportedly going to dismantle their digital camera business and place it under the umbrella of other operations (originally reported by Nikkei,). The interesting part that involves also Leica is that the company is also considering to unload their shares from the joint venture with the Israeli company TowerJazz – the likely manufacturer of the sensor inside the […]

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The current Leica rebates are set to expire at the end of March

By LR admin | Published: March 26, 2017

The current Leica camera + lens specials are set to expire on March 31st (you can get a mail-in rebate when you buy selected Leica M cameras together with a new M lens – see the screenshot above). Check out the details at B&H and Leica Store Miami (see also this post). Similar savings are also available in the UK (Red Dot Cameras) […]

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