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Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III lens price and availability

By LR admin | Published: October 30, 2016

After the initial delay, the official launch date for the new Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III lens is November 10th according to the Japanese website DC.watch. The US price is $899. The old version is now priced at $699.

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Current Leica M promotions to expire on November 30th in the US

By LR admin | Published: October 30, 2016

The latest Leica M promotions in the US are to expire on November 30th: There are three different Leica M Typ 262 promo bundles that offer different savings – see the details at Adorama and B&H Leica M trade-up program in the US (up to $750 for a trade-in, available also in Europe)

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Tamarkin and Westlicht auctions coming in November

By LR admin | Published: October 30, 2016

A quick update on my previous post: registration and bidding are now open for the upcoming Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction that will take place on Saturday, November 12 in New Haven, Connecticut. You can register directly here, the catalog can be downloaded here.

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You can still buy a refurbished Leica M9-P camera with black ostrich leather in Germany

By LR admin | Published: October 29, 2016

You can still buy this “exclusive” refurbished Leica M9-P camera with black ostrich leather and 1 year warranty at Meister Camera in Germany (locations in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich). In the US, the M9 has been sold out for few months now, but you can still get a brand new Leica M-E on eBay for $4,484.69. On […]

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Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens unboxing

By LR admin | Published: October 29, 2016

It seems that the new Leica Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens is already shipping – here are the first unboxing pictures:

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Leica is selling over 100,000 cameras per year

By LR admin | Published: October 28, 2016

Few quotes from a recent Leica article/interview with Andreas Kaufmann at the Austrian website/magazine Diepresse.com (Google translation):

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The new Leica Q Titanium gray camera is much darker then the press photos

By LR admin | Published: October 27, 2016

A reader sent me these pictures of the new Leica Q Titanium gray camera that was announced last week. The camera’s grey appears to be much darker than the almost silver color in the official Leica press release photos: For comparison, here are the official press release photos:

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