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Leica store in Sao Paulo

The official opening of the Leica store in Sao Paulo will be on December 9th, 2010. The store already has a twitter page and a website “under construction” at http://leica-store.com.br.

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Epson working on a new digital rangefinder?

Epson R-D1

Rob Clark (executive director of Epson Europe Marketing Division) mentioned in an interview with AP that Epson is working on various new digital camera technologies and the company sees a possibility for a new version of the Epson R-D1 digital rangefinder: “Whether we come out with another version of the R-D1 is a possibility” The Epson R-D1 […]

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Leica’s sales of cameras, lenses and accessories is up 140%

Leica Camera AG released some sales figures for the first half of their fiscal year (April 1st – September 30th, 2010): Total sales: EUR 110.8 million compared to EUR 59.5 million from last year Sales of cameras, lenses and accessories is up 140%: EUR 87.7 million compared to EUR 36.6 million from last year This […]

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New Leica Store in Sao Paulo

A new Leica Store will soon open a new store in Sao Paulo (Brazil) at the Cidade Jardim Mall, next to other top brands like Hermes, LV, CHerrera, etc.

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Chiun-Kai Shih: “Focused on Fashion” (video)

Today Leica’s official blog published an interview with Chiun-Kai Shih. Here is the related video: Chiun-Kai Shih at the Leica Studio from leica camera on Vimeo.

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Elmar Blvd, Burton, Ohio

I wonder how this street in Burton, Ohio got its name: The speed limit sign could be an indication of an upcoming Leica 35mm Elmar 🙂 Photo credit: Jerry Commisso

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Matt Stuart on street photography (video)

A short video of Matt Stuart discussing his approach to taking pictures and street photography: Source: Spinetv

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