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5 reasons to buy the old Leica T mirrorless camera

By LR admin | Published: August 1, 2017

The Leica T has already been replaced by the TL and TL2 models, but this also means that T prices have dropped. Right now you can find a used Leica T camera for as low as $600 – check the prices at B&H, Amazon, KEH and eBay. Here is the “5 reasons to buy the Leica […]

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Zeiss Biotar lens coming back to life?

By LR admin | Published: July 31, 2017

This rumor consists of two parts – the first part is coming from RetroCamera who recently reported that Zeiss will bring back to life the Biotar 1.5/75 lens: “When I was in Denmark, a photographer in Ribe told me that I had a very nice (and long) conversation, that Zeiss would like to move in this direction. […]

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Leica digest

By LR admin | Published: July 30, 2017

→ The new Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens will be available also for Leica M mount (no rangefinder coupling). → Leica S1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. → Check out the latest Leica Store Miami photo workshops. → Check out these Leica IIIf cameras.

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Leica Q Titanium model listed as discontinued

By LR admin | Published: July 29, 2017

The Leica Q Titanium camera is listed as discontinued at B&H and is on backorder at Adorama. The Titanium Gray model is also no longer listed on Leica’s website. The Leica Q Typ 116 Titanium camera was announced in October last year – a pretty short shelf life compared to other Leica products.

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Leica TL2 firmware update version 1.1 released

By LR admin | Published: July 27, 2017

Leica Camera released new firmware update version 1.1 for the TL2 and Visoflex issue (download link). Here is the firmware update procedure:

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One more Leica camera rumored to be announced this year (model code name 7323)

By LR admin | Published: July 27, 2017

In addition to the TL2 mirrorless camera, Leica is rumored to announce one more camera in 2017. Today a new Leica digital camera (made in Germany) was registered with the Indonesian telecommunication agency under the code name 7323 (via Nokishita). Leica is also expected to announce a new Noctilux M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens.

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