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Leica X2 Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition camera

A new Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition Leica X2 camera was announced in Japan to commemorate the first anniversary of the Daimaru Leica Boutique. Only 10 cameras will be produced in different colors. The price is ¥289,000 (around $2,700). The engraving on top is the Tokyo Station Marunouchi building:

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Prototype Leica lenses bring over $210,000 at auction

Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction Publishes December Auction Results NEW HAVEN, CT, December 27, 2013 — Stan Tamarkin’s December rare camera auction set a world record for the sale of prototype lenses. Five lenses sold for a total of $210,917, including buyer’s fee, and one lens, a 90mm Elcan f1, made by the E. Leitz GmbH […]

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The top ten most popular posts for 2013

         Happy New Year! These are the top ten most popular posts for 2013: Guest post: Why I Am Leaving Leica for Micro Four Thirds First picture and specifications of the Leica “Mini M” leaked online Leica X Vario Type 107 detailed specifications Leica M type 240 DxoMark score: better than the M9, not […]

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Leica links from around the Web

→ Leica M 240 black and silver cameras are currently in stock at Amazon. → Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH review at Photozone:

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Classic Leica cameras calendar 2014

Tom Grill (who has written few guest posts for NikonRumors) created a nice 2014 Leica camera calendar and is currently selling it on lulu.com. Additional images:

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Ralph Gibson: book release event “Mono” (video)

Ralph Gibson’s new book “MONO”, which features images taken with the Leica M Monochrom, was released on December 11 at the Leica Store Lisse. Also announced at the event was the exclusive, limited edition Leica M Monochrom “Ralph Gibson”.

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Leica Camera at Art Basel Miami 2013 (video)

Leica Camera teamed up with the Miami Street Photography Festival to help bring back photography into Art Basel Miami. Featured events included portraits by Mark Mann with the Leica S-System and workshops with the Leica Akademie. Art Basel Miami was held on December 3 – December 8, 2013.

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