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Leica Links

By LR admin | Published: December 16, 2010

Leica M9 concept camera disguised as M8 for sale on eBay: Another Leica concept camera:

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Leica look-alikes

By LR admin | Published: December 15, 2010

I noticed lately that more and more new cameras are  trying to bring back the “classic” (Leica) look. Was this trend triggered by the Leica M9? Here are two models that just got released in Japan: GH-TCAM30C camera from Green House: ViviCam 8027 camera from Vivitar:

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Chiun-Kai Shih live portrait exhibition with Leica S2 in NY

By LR admin | Published: December 14, 2010

WHO: Leica Camera invites you to be part of famed Fashion Photographer Chiun-Kai Shih’s Live Portrait Exhibition at the Levi’s® Workshop, powered by the Leica S2. Photographer Chiun-Kai Shih is chiefly know for having captured some of today’s most iconic fashion spreads for various Conde Nast Publications including Vogue Germany and GQ Taiwan, as well […]

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Clever Leica S2 advertisement

By LR admin | Published: December 13, 2010

This Leica S2 advertisement campaign was created by Advico Y & R. There has been some similar advertising for the Leica V-Lux 1 in the past.

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“Photographer’s guide to the Leica D-Lux 5” book released

By LR admin | Published: December 13, 2010

Similar to the Leica D-Lux 4 guide, Alexander White just published his latest “Photographer’s guide to the Leica D-Lux 5” book which is now available in PDF format (paperback will start shipping in the next few weeks). The price of the PDF file is $9.95 and can be purchased directly from whiteknightpress.com. Full press release […]

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Leica photographers: Herbert Piel

By LR admin | Published: December 11, 2010

  In March of 2011 Herbert Piel will have a photo exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Solms, Germany.   Herbert Piel was born in 1957. He is a member of the German Photographic Society and the German Leica historical society. Herbert started taking photographs with his father’s Leica IIIg camera when he was ten year old. […]

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Another Leica store opens in Moscow

By LR admin | Published: December 10, 2010

Few days ago, another Leica stores opened in Moscow with a photo exhibition from Anthony Suau (his website is currently blacklisted by Google). Images via flickr. More pictures from the event available here.

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