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New limited edition Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model announced in Japan

Leica Camera Japan announced a new limited edition Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model that will be available only in Japan. Only 30 units will be produced. The price is ¥972,000 (around $8,250). The Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model will have a Leica logo engraved on the top cover.

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Celebrating 60 Years of the legendary Leica M with Stuart Franklin (video)

Celebrating 60 Years of the legendary Leica M with Stuart Franklin:

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Black and white skateboarding photography with the M Monochrom and other Leica videos

Black and white skateboarding photography with Leica M Monochrom: Paolo Esposito discusses the Leica Summicron-S 100 mm f/2 ASPH lens: Jean-Jacques Ruchti – Days on the Race Track:

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Adobe Camera Raw 8.7.1 released with support for the Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens

Adobe released Camera Raw 8.7.1 (download links: Mac | Windows) with support for the Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens. More information on the new Zeiss lens can be found here.

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Leica Camera’s official response on the M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issue

Leica Camera has issued an official statement on the Leica M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issues I reported earlier:

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Leica M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issues reported

For the past few weeks l-camera-forum members have been reporting strange white spots/corrosion issues on Leica M9 cameras – see this and this thread for more details. Similar problems have also been reported for the M9-P, M-E and M Monochrome models. The white spots are probably due to corrosion on the top cover glass (Schott S8612) of […]

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Colorful Leica cameras for a good cause

Dortmund’s primary school children Small Kielstrasse and Diesterweg Primary School have left to the initiative of children’s laughter eV unleash their creativity. You have Pappvarianten the Leica M rangefinder camera according to their own ideas painted and decorated. The result: 140 small works of art that are currently issuing the Leica Camera AG Leitz Wetzlar […]

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