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The next Tamarkin Rare Camera auction will take place on November 15, 2014

By LR admin | Published: August 10, 2014

The next Tamarkin Rare Camera auction will take place on Sunday, November 15, 2014:

Walter Leica’s new contrast lens accessory for easier focusing

By LR admin | Published: August 9, 2014

Walter Leica has a new contrast lens accessory with a special golden color coating which intensifies the light, resulting in better contrast for easier focusing. Here are the details:

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged Walter Leica| 12 Comments

Coming soon: Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens and Leica S type 006 camera 2.4.0.0 firmware update

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2014

Update: the new lens is now available for pre-order at The Leica Store Miami. Leica is about to announce a new Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH medium format lens. The latest Adobe Lightroom 5.6 version already had a Leica Summicron-S 2/100mm ASPH lens profile: There should also be a new 2.4.0.0 firmware update for the Leica S type 006 camera ($21,950.00) […]

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica S| 13 Comments

Leica fans can expect “exciting news” at Photokina UPDATED

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2014

Update: see this updated list of rumored/expected new Leica products for Photokina. AmateurPhotographer published an interview with Leica Camera UK general manager Jason Heward who promised that “At Photokina we will make a real statement about the brand and our ambitious plans“. You can read the entire interview here. Some of the previously rumored new Leica products expected at […]

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Photokina 2014| 15 Comments

Lolumina introduces new line of interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2014

Lolumina introduced a new line of interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras (like the Leica X and T models). For more information and pricing, visit their website. Here is the press release:

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New Leica V-Lux Typ 114 camera now listed also on Taiwan’s NCC government site

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2014

A new Leica V-Lux Typ 114 camera was registered also on a Taiwan’s NCC government site. The same camera model was listed on the Indonesian Communication Agency website a month ago. The official announcement should be at Photokina.

Posted in Leica V-Lux| Tagged Photokina 2014| 1 Comment

ThumbsUp EP-10S and CSEP-10S for Leica M 240 now available

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2014

Match Technical recently introduced two new ThumbsUp versions designed for the Leica M typ 240 camera. Both models are now available – the regular version is EP-10S (check pricing and availability at Leica Store Miami, PopFlash, eBay, Amazon UK): The CSEP-10S model is designed for use with an external optical viewfinder (check pricing and availability at […]

Posted in Leica Accessories| Tagged Thumbs Up| 8 Comments