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Leica V-Lux 20 announced

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica V-Lux 20 is now listed on Leica’s website. More sample shots are available here and here. Brochure download link (pdf). Amazon is taking pre-orders @ $699. Detailed specs and full press release after the break:

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Used Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH) for $2,499.00

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4, 6 bit coded, model 11868 lens (black) is now available on eBay for $2,499.00 (“buy it now” option) – update: this is not the last, ASPH version of that lens.

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Leica V-Lux 20 samples now online

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

You can see several samples shots taken with the Leica V-Lux 20 on lenstip.com:

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Leica V-Lux 20 announced in Japan?

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

Not sure if this is the official announcement, but DC Watch has pictures and details of the previously rumored Leica V-Lux 20 on their website (in English). Price in Japan: 70,000 yen.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century (new book)

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

With the ongoing Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition in New York, the Museum of Modern Art published also a new book “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century”, now available at Amazon: Links for international readers: Amazon UK | Amazon Germany | Amazon France | Amazon Canada | Amazon Japan

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Leica cinema lenses set of eight: $178,000

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

This is the official response I received from BandPro on the price and availability of the Leica cinema lenses: “They will originally come in a set of 8 lenses and will begin delivering in the last quarter of 2010. The price for the set of 8 is $178,000 and Band Pro is currently accepting a […]

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