Monthly Archives: June 2019

Leica to eliminate 100 jobs in Germany, “Leica phone” mentioned again

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2019
Leica CEO Matthias Harsch

As a part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate 100 out of the 800 jobs in the company’s headquarters:

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6×7 Leica Gallery in Warsaw announced a new photography contest “Has the Eagle landed?”

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2019

6×7 Leica Gallery in Warsaw announced a creative photography contest with the title: “Has the Eagle landed?” referring to the first landing on the Moon (we will celebrate 50th anniversary of this event on July 20th). The prize is a Leica Q2 camera:

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Deal of the day: Leica M10 camera now $480 off and it comes with a free 7artisans 28mm f/1.4 lens

By LR admin | Published: June 17, 2019

Adorama has several Leica cameras listed in their Rebate Center. The Leica M10 camera is now $480 off and it comes with a free 7artisans 28mm f/1.4 lens for M-mount ($480 value): The same offer is valid also for the silver version.

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Voigtlander Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount to be released next month

By LR admin | Published: June 17, 2019

  The new Voigtlander Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount that was introduced at the 2019 CP+ show will be officially released next month (July). The price in Japan will be 121,500 yen including tax (around $1,100). Previous coverage of the Voigtlander Nokton Vintage Line 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens can […]

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Leica M-mount full-frame lenses now available in cine form

By LR admin | Published: June 16, 2019

The Leica M-mount full-frame lenses are now available in cine form (priced from $1,300.00 to $15,900.00):

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Leica MP-2 black paint sold for one million euro at the last Leitz Photographica Auction

By LR admin | Published: June 14, 2019

The results of the last Leitz Photographica Auction are out: ↑Leica MP-2 black paint sold for 1.02 million euros including premium (the first Leica MP-2 with an electric motor drive from the late 1950s) ↑Leica 250 Reporter GG with Leica Motor MOOEV sold for 456,000 euros including premium (only 15 such cameras exists) ↑Leica M3 prototype […]

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New MS Optics Vario Prasma 50mm f/1.5 and ISM 50mm f/1.0 lenses for Leica M-mount by Mr. Miyazaki

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2019

There is a new MS Optics Vario Prasma 50mm f/1.5 lens for Leica M-mount manufactured by Mr. Miyazaki in Japan (available also in silver):

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