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New: Walter Strap Stedi D Luxe

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2016

Walter Leica has a new product: Walter Strap Stedi D Luxe – this is a new WALTER design where the Stedi is incorporated in a leather strap with a unique solid brass clasp. More details:

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New versions of Iridient Developer and Silkypix Developer Studio released with support for the latest Leica cameras

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2016

Iridient Developer version 3.1 released with support for the Leica M-D Typ 262 camera (Iridient Developer is a RAW converter and image processing software for Mac). New version of Silkypix Developer Studio was released with support for the Leica SL Typ 601 camera.

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Leica rumored to announce a new Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens

By LR admin | Published: May 10, 2016

Leica is rumored to announce a new Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens. Summaron is an old lens design that dates back to 1954 (see Summaron lens listings on eBay):

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Reminder: the 12% savings on Leica gear will end on May 10th

By LR admin | Published: May 5, 2016

A quick reminder: the current 12% savings on Leica gear in the US will come to an end on May 10th, 2016 at 11:59pm EST. Place your order at one of our sponsors before the price increase next week: Popflash B&H Adorama Amazon Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Leica Store Palm Beach Tamarkin […]

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Check out this unique bronze Leica M Typ 240 camera kit

By LR admin | Published: May 4, 2016

Leica Store Frankfurt currently has for sale this unique bronze body/white leather Leica M Typ 240 camera. The kit is equipped with a matching bronze Summilux- M 1:1.4/21mm ASPH lens. More pictures:

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Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan f2.9/50 lens will be available in Leica L mount

By LR admin | Published: May 3, 2016

Meyer-Optik Görlitz announced today that the Trioplan f2.9/50 lens (currently listed on Kickstarter) will also be available for Leica L mount (Leica SL and Leica T cameras). For more information on the company and this project, check out this interview with Dr. Prenzel from Meyer-Optik-Görlitz. The full press release can be found here. Lens specifications:

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Leica SL voted best premium camera at 2016 TIPA awards

By LR admin | Published: May 3, 2016

Leica SL voted Best Premium Camera at 2016 TIPA Awards Leica Camera today announced that the Leica SL mirrorless camera system has been honoured as ‘Best Premium Camera’ in the 2016 TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) Awards. Launched in October 2015, the Leica SL was selected by an international jury of editors from leading photographic […]

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