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The Leica camera evolution in one animated GIF

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2015

The guys behind eBay Deals created this animated GIF that shows the design evolution of Leica rangefinder cameras over the years. Read more at eBay’s blog.

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“The Leica M Photographer” book giveaway winner announced plus a 40% off coupon

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2015

The winner of the “The Leica M Photographer” book giveaway is @_loicjulien. Congratulations! For everyone else: here is a 40% off coupon for the eBook version of the “The Leica M Photographer“ – use LEICAM during checkout: This coupon is available only on rockynook.com and is valid worldwide. “The Leica M Photographer” is also available for pre-order on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon […]

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Leica Gangnam style

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2015

A new Leica store is now open in the Gangnam district in Seoul, Korea. Here are the details:

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CW Sonderoptic announced new Leica M-PL mount converter

By LR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

At the 2015 NAB show CW Sonderoptic announced new Leica M-PL mount converter. Additional information:

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2015 Leica Oskar Barnack Award best entries selected

By LR admin | Published: April 10, 2015

The 2015 Leica Oskar Barnack competition is now closed. A total of 1689 entries were received. You can see the 50 best entries for the main Oskar Barnack Award and the 20 best entries in the category Newcomer Award at leica-oskar-barnack-award.com. The winners will be announced in June, 2015.

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“The Leica M Photographer” book giveaway

By LR admin | Published: April 7, 2015

Rocky Nook has published a new book “The Leica M Photographer” by Bertram Solcher. You can see the table of content and few sample pages on rockynook.com. The book is currently available for pre-order on Amazon, but I will be giving away a copy to one lucky LeicaRumors reader. This giveaway is open to anyone and is […]

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Large batch of used Leica cameras and lenses now available at the Leica Store in San Francisco

By LR admin | Published: April 6, 2015

The Leica Store in San Francisco uploaded close to 200 used Leica items to their online store, including two Hermes MP sets, a M7 Titanium set, many Leica M lenses, and few rare Leica R lenses. The full list of available used Leica gear is available here (PDF file). Additional information on used gear at the Leica Store San Francisco […]

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