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Leica D-Lux 4 Titanium limited edition

By LR admin | Published: December 2, 2008

The Leica D-Lux 4 will get its own limited edition as well – in Titanium, without the red dot and with a leather case. I like it! It is expected to be available the 3rd week of December. The price is rumored to be around USD1,400.00. Via ianho

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Two special edition Leica M8.2 coming soon

By LR admin | Published: December 2, 2008

“I have heard from two separate sources that Leica is coming out with two special edition M8.2 cameras one is a Hammertone finish and the other is a green safari finish” The safari version may look like this Leica M6 Green Millennium edition. Here is a picture of a Leica R3 Safari Edition.

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Leica M8 firmware 2.002

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2008

The latest Leica M8 firmware update 2.002 is now available (instructions available here). The update includes: New function: Detection of 6-bit coding for new M lenses The 6-bit coding and the correction profiles of the new Leica M lenses LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21mm/f1.4 ASPH., LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24mm/f1.4 ASPH. and LEICA ELMAR-M 24mm/f3.8 ASPH. have been implemented. […]

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Leica Night in Bangkok to be rescheduled

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2008

The press conference and Leica Night event scheduled for today in Bangkok, Thailand has been postponed. Via Imaginginsider

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Leica rebates in action

By LR admin | Published: November 30, 2008

B&H already has the Leica rebates available on their web site: Leica M8 Leica D-Lux 4 Leica C-Lux 3 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M Leica 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux M Full list of Leica M lenses eligeble for rebate* *The following lenses are excluded from the promotion: 50mm/f0.95, 21mm/f1.4, 24mm/f1.4 & 24mm/f3.8.

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Black Friday: free CF & SD memory cards

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2008

US only deals for Black Friday – Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for being a LR reader! Adorama Ritz SanDisk 4GB Extreme III CF Memory Card BUY-3 THEN FREE REBATE OFFER – FREE (After Rebate) SanDisk 4GB Extreme III SD Memory Card BUY-3 THEN FREE REBATE OFFER – FREE (After Rebate) Amazon Black Friday Amazon […]

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Leica rebates official

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2008

As reported already (here and here) the Leica rebates are now official: Holiday Rebates On High-Performance Leica Digital Compact Cameras Sensational Leica M8 & M lenses Mail-In Rebate Offer Check the latest Leica prices at the LR Store.

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