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Leica, Nikon and other highlights from the upcoming 25th Westlicht camera auction

Leica IIIf Midland set Very rare IIIf body with self timer in perfect, original condition, top plate engraved ‘Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario’, with matching Ernst Leitz Canada Ltd. Midland Summarit 1.5/5cm no.1246980 (cap) and Leicavit SYOOM engraved ‘Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario’ only small batches of the IIIf were prepared by Leitz […]

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New “Leica X2 Red Leather” limited edition camera to be released in Japan

Leica Camera Japan will release a new “Leica X2 Red Leather” camera to commemorate the first anniversary of the Leica Daimaru Shinsaibashi store. Only 20 pieces will be produced. The price will be ¥273,000 (around $2,600). The camera will be released on March 1st, 2014. Via DC.watch

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Special offers on selected products at the Leica Mayfair store

The Leica Mayfair store is celebrating 100 years of Leica camera and the opening of Leitz Park with few special offers on selected products (valid till March 31st). Here are the details: Update: similar offers are also available in Japan.

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Leica SCA adapter set for multifunctional handgrip M is now shipping

The Leica Store Miami has the Leica SCA adapter set in stock for the multifunctional handgrip M (currently also in stock at Amazon). Some additional pictures of the adapter set with a Leica M camera and SF58 flash ($629):

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Joel Meyerowitz: My Life with Leica (part 2)

Second part of the interview that Leica Akademie Italy has made with Joel Meyerowitz in Milan, in which the American master talks about the Leica M, a camera that has been his tool of choice for street photography in the ’60 and ’70, and that today is his companion for daily shooting. You can watch […]

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Leica links from around the Web

→ If you have already purchased the “Work your Leica M” e-book from blurb, you can now download also the PDF file for free. More details on how to do this can be found here. → The Leica store in Berlin is selling an unusual Monochrom camera with a red dot (€9,800/$13,500). They also have a Monochrome prototype […]

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New Leica cases from classiccases.co.uk

New products from classiccases.co.uk: their new Leica M240 case can fit a ThumbsUp attached to the camera.  The new cases also have a choice of standard half case or half case with a flap to cover the rear screen. ClassicCases is also offering ‘A la Carte’ orders for customers with specific requests, for example a black M240 […]

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