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Confirmed: new Leica Q3 is coming but not soon (not this year 2022)

By LR admin | Published: May 29, 2022

In a recent interview, Stefan Daniel confirmed previous rumors that a new Leica Q3 camera is indeed coming, but not anytime soon (not this year – 2022) – watch the video at the 4:50 mark:

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Memorial Day offers

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2022

Memorial Day Sale at Adorama: Memorial Day specials at B&H: KEH is having a weekend sale where you can get up to 20% off on overstock gear with coupon code OS20A (ends 05/31/2022): Alphagvrd camera and lens skins sale: 15% off all products with coupon code MD2022: Adobe Creative Cloud is on sale through May […]

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Leica digest #94

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2022

→ Another sensor glass replacement on the Leica M9 at Reddit. → The previously reported Leica rewind lever from PPP Cameras is now available in Rhodium coated brass (appears as chrome). → Interesting – Nikka camera: “This is Nikka IIIL. This is the camera known as the final machine of the Nikka Camera, which roots […]

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Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical VM lens review: “Leica Noctilux one-upped?”

By LR admin | Published: May 26, 2022

Ashwin Rao has started a new Youtube channel where he publishes “Reviews from The World of Leica“. I did mention his first review a few weeks ago and he just released a new “Leica Noctilux one-upped? A First Look at the Voïgtlander Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical” video (the lens is currently in stock at B&H […]

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New firmware updates released: Leica M11 v1.4.0.0, Leica SL2 v4.1, Leica SL2-S v3.1

By LR admin | Published: May 25, 2022

Today Leica released new firmware updates for the Leica M11, Leica SL2, and Leica SL2-S cameras: Update – see this RedDotForum post for more info (see also this post):

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Rumors: new Leica price increase coming in Europe

By LR admin | Published: May 24, 2022

Leica is rumored to introduce a new price increase in Europe on July 1st. Most products will be impacted – for example, the new Leica M11 camera is rumored to go up by €350. Other countries outside Europe could also see a price increase. Just a reminder that Leica had price increases in the US […]

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Leica announced a new long-term global strategic partnership in mobile imaging with Xiaomi

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2022

The rumors I reported last year are now confirmed: Leica and Huawei are no longer working together (the last Leica/Huawei phone was released last year). Today Leica announced a new long-term global strategic partnership in mobile imaging with Xiaomi (previously rumored here) and their first smartphone is expected in July. Here are some Xiaomi Mi […]

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