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Leica related news/links

By LR admin | Published: July 25, 2010

Leica SIS in Palm Beach has some B-stock Leicas for sale. My understanding is that B-stock items are refurbished by Leica and are sold with full 1 year warranty. The price is generally 10% off the MSRP: Leica 21mm 1.4: $5890 Leica 28mm f/2.8: $1795 Leica 75mm f/2.0 $3095 Leica M9: $6295 Leica X1: $1795 If you are […]

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Testing white background on LeicaRumors.com

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2010

I will be testing white background on LeicaRumors this weekend. I still have to make some small adjustments. I would like to know what do you think – should I keep the old (black) background or change it to white: What background do you prefer?customer surveys This is how the new picture gallery will look […]

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Leica M9 firmware update 1.134 should be available any moment now

By LR admin | Published: July 23, 2010

Those are the official details of the previously rumored Leica M9 firmware update v.1.134: “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to inform you that we will put a new Firmware-Update 1.134, for the LEICA M9, onto our homepage. The download, which is free of charge, is expected to be available by Thursday July 22nd, […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 listed as discontinued @ B&H

By LR admin | Published: July 22, 2010

Leica D-Lux 4 is listed as discontinued at B&H. Not really a surprise, after the new Panasonic LX5 was announced yesterday. The word on the street is that Leica D-Lux 5 will be announced at Photokina and of course, it will be based on the Panasonic LX5. Andreas Kaufmann mention in the DiePresse.com (in English) article that “there could be […]

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Leica M9: “We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned”

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2010

An interesting article in the Austrian newspaper DiePresse.com (in English) about Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the board at Leica Camera). One of the quotes, referring to the Leica M9: “The camera is sold out for months. We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned.”

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Leica C-LUX 3 Chibi Maruko-chan limited edition

By LR admin | Published: July 19, 2010

Leica Japan release a new limited edition Leica C-LUX 3 Chibi Maruko-chan camera: Product Name: Leica C-LUX 3 model of Chibi Maruko Chan Limited number: 50 Price: 77,000 yen Dealer: Futago Tamagawa Leica Shop “Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん) is a shōjo manga series by Momoko Sakura, later adapted into an anime TV series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television […]

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A very good guess of what’s next for the Leica D-Lux 5

By LR admin | Published: July 17, 2010

Panasonic’s website leaked the long expected Panasonic LX5 (replacement of the LX3) which should give us a pretty good idea of what the next Leica D-Lux 5 will look like (probably announced at Photokina): direct link direct link Main differences between the LX5 and the older LX3 version: the LX5 has 3.8x zoom 24-90mm (the […]

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