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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for June 2020

By LR admin | Published: July 1, 2020

         These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2020:

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LHSA special membership promotion for LeicaRumors readers

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2020

For the month of July LHSA has a special membership promotion for LeicaRumors readers where anyone who is not already a member can sign up for a digital LHSA membership and receive 15 months for the price of one year’s dues ($60). Here are the details:

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Leica USA President Roger Horn is retiring

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2020

A letter from Roger Horn (Leica USA President): Dear Leica Family, Photographer Robert Frank famously said, “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” I couldn’t agree more. My life with Leica is filled with snapshots of the people, places and experiences that have fostered community, serving the humanity of […]

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The new ultra-wide-angle rectilinear Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2020

The new ultra-wide-angle rectilinear Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for Leica M-mount from Venus Optics is now available for pre-order. Adorama and B&H will start accepting pre-orders later. The fastest way to get the lens is to pre-order it directly from Venus Optics. Sample photos are available here. Venus Optics is also going to […]

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New Gitzo and Capture One discounts in the US

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 2020

New discounts: Gitzo has new rebates in the US with some pretty good deals (see this and this listing for example). Capture One Pro 20 is now $100 off. Ending soon: The new Nik Collection 3 by DxO promo offer is ending tomorrow. Topaz Labs sale: Gigapixel AI for $79.99, The Utility Bundle (includes JPEG to RAW AI, […]

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Update: the upcoming Leica M10-R camera could have a 40MP and not a 47MP sensor

By LR admin | Published: June 27, 2020

Some additional information/rumors on the upcoming Leica M1o-R camera:

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Buried Leica story

By LR admin | Published: June 27, 2020

“Buried Leica story” by Stephen Dowling: Earlier this year, I met up with my friend Darren for a day of photography in Brighton, a bustling seaside city on England’s south coast. Over the phone a few days before, Darren had told me he would bring along a friend’s camera, something he’d been asked to test […]

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