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New: ONA Berlin Leica M-System leather camera bag

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2014

To celebrate 100 years of Leica photography, ONA announced a new limited edition  leather camera bag specially designed for the Leica M system. The price of the bag is $369 and it can be pre-ordered here. Promo video and additional details:

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Corrected Leica APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens starting to ship again

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2014

The $7,350 APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens is starting to ship again after a long delay – Leica had to make some adjustments to address the flare issues reported by many early adopters. The first lenses from the new batch were already spotted in Hong Kong and are expected to hit the US market by the […]

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New Leica MP and X2 olive limited edition cameras

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2014

New Leica MP Olive and X2 Olive limited edition cameras were announced in Japan to commemorate the opening of the Kyoto Leica store. Sale will start on April 1st. Additional details:

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The Leica D-Lux 6 100 years edition camera is now shipping

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2014

The Leica D-Lux 6 100 years edition camera in glossy black is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at the Leica Store Miami for $950 ($150 premium over the regular version).

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First Leica store to open in the Philippines

By LR admin | Published: March 7, 2014

The first Leica store in the Philippines will open in April at Greenbelt 5, Makati City (part of Metro Manila). For more information, follow Leica Philippines on Facebook.

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New trade up program offers $5,000 credit towards the purchase of Leica S camera

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2014

The Leica S system trade up program is now live (I reported that few weeks ago but then Leica pulled it out). You can trade in any SLR or medium format camera and receive $5,000 instant credit towards the purchase of a new Leica S type 006 camera (priced at $21,950.00). This new program will start […]

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Rumors: Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera to be announced on April 24th

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2014

Leica sent out invitations for a “special highlight” event on April 24th. If you are a LeicaRumors reader, this should not be a surprise because few months ago I already reported that the long awaited Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera will be announced in April. The new camera is expected to have an APS-C sensor […]

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