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Leica M Monochrom on The Daily Show

The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook Just a brief Leica M Monochrom appearance on The Daily Show. Update: Jeff Garlin did it today also on the Today Show – he had his Leica M Monochrom with him and he briefly talked about it. Clever product placement or just a […]

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New Leica Boutique coming to Camera West in Walnut Creek

A new Leica Boutique is coming to Camera West store in Walnut Creek, California. A official opening is planned for early March. Read more in this blog post.

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New book from Erwin Puts: Leica Practicum

Erwin Puts is working on a new 500 pages book called Leica Practicum that will start shipping in April and will be priced around EUR65 (incl. shipping). His books are usually limited editions and are hard to find which also drives the price up (see the current listing on Amazon US, Amazon DE and eBay). From his blog […]

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Updated video rendering of the new Leitz Park (Leica Camera AG headquarters in Wetzlar)

Leica Camera published some new renderings from Leitz Park – Leica Camera’s new headquarter located in Wetzlar, Germany (see the first video rendering here). There is still no firm date on the official opening, but based on the latest pictures it should be very soon – my guess is next month (February):

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Review: using Leica M lenses on the 36MP Sony A7r mirrorless camera

This review on using Leica M lenses on the Sony A7r 36mp camera is by Tom Grill (Web | Blog, click on images for larger view): As a Leica owner, I was immediately intrigued when I saw the first announcements of a full-frame, small, 36mp, mirrorless camera from Sony with the ability of accepting Leica M lenses. It […]

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Leica M8 camera teardown

Here are few images of a Leica M8 camera teardown. If you are interested in doing something similar, you can purchase this broken Leica M8 camera for “only” $965: Additional images:

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Today Leica Camera is 100 years old

LEICA CAMERA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF LEICA PHOTOGRAPHY Allendale, NJ (January 21, 2014) – The year 1914 marked the birth of 35 mm photography as we know it today. 100 years ago, Oskar Barnack created the very first Leica, the Leitz Camera. Now, in 2014, Leica Camera celebrates their centennial year with spectacular events, exhibitions […]

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