Category Archives: Leica M-P Typ 240

New Leica store and limited edition camera Marina Bay Sands launched in Singapore

  For the opening of the new Leica Store at the most prominent landmark in Singapore – Marina Bay Sands, Leica Singapore released a new limited edition, leatherette wrapped, silver Leica MP Typ 240 camera with engravings of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) building. Here are two pictures from the traditional “Lion Dance” during the grand […]

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New firmware updates for Leica M/M-P Typ 240, Typ 262, Monochrom Typ 246 released

Today Leica announced firmware updates for the following cameras: Leica M/M-P (Typ 240): Firmware Version 2.0.3.0 Leica M (Typ 262): Firmware Version 1.0.0.6 Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246): Firmware Version 1.0.1.0 Lust of new improvements in the latest firmware update:

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What about the “Check battery age” error message on the Leica M 240 camera?

I received multiple emails from readers asking me about the “Check battery age” error message that recently started to appear on many Leica M 240 cameras. Thorsten Overgaard has a good explanation on his website:

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Leica M-P “Panda” limited edition camera announced in Asia

Leica Camera announced a new Leica M-P “Panda Edition” camera for the Chinese market. Two different sets will be available: with a Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses. Only 30 sets for each edition will are available for sale. Additional information and pictures:

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The best Leica deal this holiday shopping season

Believe it or not, the best Leica deal this holiday shopping season is the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Safari limited edition set that is still available at some retailers (Adorama, Amazon/Ace Photo). The set contains: Leica M-P Typ 240 olive finish (M-P is currently priced at $6,996) Silver Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens that comes with a metal […]

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Match Technical released a new EP-10S Titanium ThumbsUp for Leica M Typ 240

Match Technical released a new EP-10S Titanium ThumbsUp for Leica M Typ 240 cameras. The EP-10S Titanium is available in black and silver and weights only 17 grams (vs. 30 grams for the brass model). The price is $225 (the brass model is $135). See all available EP-10S models at PopFlash and Leica Store Miami. Additional pictures:

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Leica M 240 firmware update 2.0.2.5 now available for download

Firmware update 2.0.2.5 for the Leica M 240 camera is now available on the Leica Camera  US website. The update was initially released few weeks ago, but then it was pulled out for unknown reason. Here is the change log:

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New Leica M-P Safari sets with silver 35mm Summilux and 50 Noctilux lenses now available

In addition to the original Leica M-P Safari kit, The Leica Store in San Francisco has several new Safari combos with different lens combinations – (silver 35mm Summilux and silver 50 Noctilux instead of the 35 Cron): → Leica M-P Safari/35mm 1.4 Summilux set ($12,696) → Leica M-P Safari/50mm 0.95 Noctilux ASPH set ($17888)

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