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Leica UK rumored to discontinue the popular Passport Warranty

Rumors are floating online that Leica UK may discontinue the popular 1 year Passport Warranty starting from April 1st, 2016. Leica Passport covers any damages that happen during the first year of ownership. Update: I received a confirmation that the Passport Warranty will be canceled in the UK – it was originally setup to balance […]

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Leica Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens officially announced

Today Leica Camera officially announced the Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens which has been already shipping in limited quantities. The bad news is that the price went up (from €1,900 to €2,150). The price in the US also went up from $1,995 to $2,395. This is a big/strange price increase when almost every other Leica product […]

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Hands on preview: Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens

A reader sent me her hands on preview with few sample photos of the new Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens ($6,395). Here is the related video:

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Cosina augmented reality iOS app lets you put any lens on your Leica camera

Cosina released a new app that can create augmented reality of different Voigtlander lenses attached to your Leica (or any other brand) camera. You need to get the iOS app (available for iPhone and iPad), download this AR tag, place it on your camera mount and the app will do the rest. Here are few of pictures I […]

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Capture Pro One v9.1 released with support for the Leica SL Type 601 camera

Capture One 9.1 ($269) was released with support for the Leica SL Type 601 camera. Here is what’s new in this version:

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New Leica Hyundai Coex store opened in Seoul, South Korea

New Leica Store Hyundai Coex was opened in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea (tel: 02-3467-8380).

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DxO adds support for Leica Q and SL cameras

DxO has released new updates of DxO OpticsPro (v10.5.4), DxO FilmPack (v5.5.4) and DxO ViewPoint (v2.5.13) for both Mac and Windows with support for the Leica Q (typ 116) and Leica SL cameras. More details can be found here. All three DxO software packages (DxO Elite Edition Collection) are currently $60 off.

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