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More details on the Leica Akademie North America 2012 program

By LR admin | Published: October 24, 2011

I mentioned the new Leica Akademie North America program for 2012 few days ago. Here is some more information on the different classes:

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Third edition of the Leica Compendium book coming in November, 2011

By LR admin | Published: October 22, 2011

Erwin Puts will be releasing a third edition of his “Leica Compendium” book this November: “There is such a demand for my Leica Compendium book that a third printing is necessary. It will become available end November 2011 and is printed in very limited numbers.”

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Leica Akademie North America 2012 program

By LR admin | Published: October 21, 2011

Leica Camera announced the 2012 schedule of workshops. The links below will bring the summary and registration page for each workshop. A PDF file of the schedule can be found at www.leicaakademie.com.

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The story of the 350kg stainless steel “Fake Leica”

By LR admin | Published: October 20, 2011

As promised, here is the story of the 350kg stainless steel Leica camera from the Foto Henny Hoogeveen Leica store in Lisse, the Netherlands: The sculpture was created by the Chinese artist Liao Yibai. There are only three copies of this “Fake Leica”: one is located in the store in Lisse, Leica Camera AG got the second one and a distributor got […]

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WSJ: the Blackstone-Leica deal valued at €130 million ($179 million)

By LR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

According to the WSJ, Leica Camera sold 44% of the company to Blackstone for €130 million ($179 million): “Though the price wasn’t disclosed, the deal is valued at roughly €130 million ($179 million), according to a person close to the matter.” In 2004 Dr. Kaufmann, bought 95% of the company for approximately €60 million ($82 million): “Mr. Kaufmann, a […]

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Leica Camera at PDN Photo Plus Expo next week

By LR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Leica Camera will take part in the PDN Photo Plus Expo in New Your next week. There will be several Leica S2 events: Leica Camera invites you to join us at our Photo Plus Expo Studio Event featuring the Leica S-System. Enjoy industry presentations as well as gain hands on experience with Leica’s medium-format solution; […]

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New Leica store in the Netherlands

By LR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Well, not really a brand new store – after 42 years in the business, the Leica Shop previously located in Noordwijk moved to a new location in Lisse. Here are some pictures of the new facility. I will have a separate post on the huge 350kg stainless steel Leica in the front:

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