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By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2017

→ If you need a cheap lens hood replacement: CamDesign has various sizes (from 37mm to 62mm) for $10.99. I would not use this on wide angle lenses because of possible vignetting.

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The Leica TL Titanium mirrorless camera is listed as discontinued at B&H

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2017

The new Leica TL Titanium camera is now listed as discontinued at B&H: I am not sure if this is a mistake or Leica decided to cancel the Titanium finish. The Leica TL Titanium is currently on backorder at Adorama, while Amazon has only one in stock. The Leica TL was announced in November last year.

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Get the original wooden Leica M camera for $49

By LR admin | Published: May 25, 2017

I was trying to figure out the model of the Leica camera on this picture from DCWatch: and I realized that this is not a real camera, but the original wooden Leica M camera that I reported a while back: The lowest price I found for the wooden Leica M camera is $49. On eBay the same camera is […]

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Be aware of “attrape” Leica cameras and lenses

By LR admin | Published: May 24, 2017
Leica M2 Attrape dummy camera and 50mm Summicron

Macfilos published an interesting article on “attrape” Leica cameras and lenses: A Trap. When you think of it in these terms, Leica’s word for dummy cameras and lenses makes sense. Attrape comes from the French verb attraper, meaning to catch (a ball, or a cold for that matter) but is also used in the English sense of “being […]

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 prototype lens available for sale

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2017

A rare collectible Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 “prototype B” lens is now available for sale at the Leica Store San Francisco for $24,995. The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 lens was announced in November, 2015. Here is the product description:

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Leica Store San Francisco: book making workshop with Ralph Gibson

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2017

Leica Store San Francisco is offering a book making workshop with Ralph Gibson (Friday, July 14th – Monday, July 17th, 2017). Additional information:

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Leica Camera supports Sky Arts’ search for the “Master of Photography” 2017

By LR admin | Published: May 22, 2017

European TV talent show for professional and dedicated amateur photographers begins second series with Leica Camera AG as exclusive technical provider Following the enormous success of the first season, the new series of the Sky Arts TV talent show ‘Master of Photography’ will be aired from 25 May 2017 on Sky Arts in the UK […]

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