Monthly Archives: April 2018

Deal of the day: buy five Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins, get one free

I have a new batch of Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins and I am running a small promotion for the next week only: buy five Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins, get one for free (sale price for six tins: $130, regular price: $169, with free worldwide shipping): This sale has expired. Check the latest pricing […]

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Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens

Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens ($3,795) by Onasj (see also his previous guest post): I had the opportunity to sit on the floor of last night’s Celtics-Raptors game. Stadium policy is no “professional” cameras (to security, this means DSLR-like), so I brought the M10 […]

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Leica digest (videos)

→ Leica in love with bokeh.  → The new Red anodized Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount. → Get Leica glass on your Alexa Mini thanks to CW Sonderoptic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzer8kgVBX8 → Optical Viewfinders Explained – Fujifilm X-Series and Leica M-Series. → Five reasons for getting a Leica M6.

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New: Meyer Optik Trioplan 50 f/2.9 Classic lens for Leica M-mount with rangefinder coupling

Meyer Optik has a new Trioplan 50 f/2.9 Classic lens for Leica M-mount that will be the first Trioplan lens that supports rangefinder coupling. Additional info: Estimated shipping date: October 2018 Launch price is €799 for the first 50 pieces sold, €899 for the next 100, MSRP will be €1,499 (including VAT) The new Trioplan 50 […]

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Upcoming Flints Auctions highlights: Leica Model Ia Elmax and Leica Reporter 250gg cameras

Flints Auctions will have a camera auction on April 27th at Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre, Green Lanes, London N4 2HA at 10am. There are 1293 lots in total and over 130 of them are Leica – including a rare Leica Elmax serial no. 360, that is estimated at £12,000 – £18,000 and a Leica Reporter 250gg […]

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Leica Q ‘Snow’ special edition camera now shipping (unboxing pictures)

The latest Leica Q ‘Snow’ special edition camera by Iouri Podladtchikov is now shipping. In the US the camera can be pre-ordered at B&H and Leica Store Miami. Here are the unboxing pictures courtesy of NPC Photo:

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Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35 f/3.5–4.5 ASPH lens additional coverage

Norbert Windecker published the first review of the new Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35 f/3.5–4.5 ASPH lens that was announced yesterday: “I would like to attach a point at the end. The topic autofocus. This is similar to that of the 24-90. He is fast and quiet. Only in the infinite range of landscape shots he sometimes zips around a bit. […]

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Leica Thalia cinema lenses with ARRI LPL mount, new M 0.8 mounts and lenses announced at the 2018 NAB show

In addition to the Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35 f/3.5–4.5 ASPH, at the 2018 NAB show Leica also announced Leica Thalia cinema lenses with ARRI LPL mount and an expansion of the Leica M 0.8 lenses. A small selection of the films, television shows and commercials that have been shot with the Leica Thalia, Leica M 0.8, Leica Summicron-C and […]

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