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After being listed on eBay for over a year, Leica MP-36 sells for $104,000

By LR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

This Leica MP-36 has been listed on eBay for over a year (covered here back in May of 2010). Yesterday it sold for $104,000:

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Leica is still working on the X1 firmware update, will not be released this month

By LR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

Leica is till working on the firmware updated for X1 and according to this Facebook post, the update will not be released this month (January): Some of the expected improvements are faster AF and improved manual focus.

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Invitation to submit entries for the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ photographic competition

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2011

Solms, Germany (January 12, 2011) – Leica Camera AG invites professional photographers to submit entries to the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award,’ an international photography competition. Photographers wishing to take part may submit their entries online from January 15, 2011 to March 1, 2011 at www.leica-oskar-barnack-preis.de. This year, the value of the competition prizes has significantly […]

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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens review

By LR admin | Published: January 11, 2011

I had the chance to try the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens and this is my hands-on report. General The 35mm is probably the most widely used focal length on rangefinder cameras. Leica currently offers three different 35mm lenses: Summilux (f/1.4), Summicron (f/2) and Summarit (f/2.5). The previous Summilux version had reportedly focus […]

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New LeicaRumors Facebook fan page

By LR admin | Published: January 8, 2011

Some of you probably know that I lost my Facebook account and the few thousands contacts I made over the years. The old LeicaRumors Facebook account is also gone and I had to create a new fan page. If you were a “fan” or a “contact” before or if you just like to follow LeicaRumors on Facebook, click the […]

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And the winner is…

By LR admin | Published: January 8, 2011

The winner of the “Photographer’s guide to the Leica D-Lux 5″ book giveaway is… Fabrizio. Congratulations!

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Leica M9 Titanium limited edition now shipping

By LR admin | Published: January 7, 2011

The Leica M9 Titanium is now shipping to authorized dealers. The limited edition designed by Walter de’Silva was announced during Photokina. The set contains a 35mm Summilux lens, shoulder holster, carrying strap plus finger loops and two books illustrating the design process (some of the prototypes can be seen here). Another novelty of this limited M9 edition are sapphire crystal […]

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