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New Leica M 0.8 cinema lenses announced

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

The previously rumored new line of Leica M cinema lenses are now officially announced by CW Sonderoptic. Here are the details:

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New Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera coming soon

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

Leica will soon announce a new Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera that will come as a set with the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Only 333 sets will be produced worldwide (click on the image below for larger view): Update #1: the price of this limited edition camera set […]

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Get ready to not see a new Leica M at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

I already mentioned the possibility of Leica not releasing a new digital M rangefinder for Photokina this year. This has been pretty much the consensus of all tips and emails I received in the past few weeks. With the exception of one tip, we have not seen any leaks or indications that a new M is coming […]

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Leica Boutique Montreal

By LR admin | Published: September 7, 2016

Camtec Photo has been a Leica dealer and has been serving the Montreal and Canadian clientele for over thirty five years. During the summer of 2016 they extended their Leica presence and representation by becoming the Official Leica Boutique Montreal. See their Leica page for more details and current offerings. A few more pictures of […]

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The new Leica Boston Store and Gallery will open on September 16th

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2016

The new Leica Boston Store and Gallery will officially open on September 16th:

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The new T camera will be called “Leica TL”

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2016

The new Leica T camera that will be announced at Photokina will be called Leica TL. You probably already noticed that the new Leica APO Macro-Elmarit TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH lens was already labeled as TL while previous lenses were just T. All this makes sense since the SL and TL technically share the same mount […]

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Firmware update version 1.55 for Leica T (Typ 701) camera now available

By LR admin | Published: September 6, 2016

The new firmware update version 1.55 for the Leica T (Typ 701) camera I reported last week is now officially available for download on Leica’s website. The only addition in this release is the full compatibility with the new APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm/f2.8 ASPH lens.

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