Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Leica digest #52

By LR admin | Published: December 28, 2019

The latest Leica related videos: More after the break:

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Leica US price increase coming on January 1st because of Trump’s new tax on European products

By LR admin | Published: December 18, 2019

The Leica US price increase I reported a few months ago is going into effect on January 1, 2020. The Leica Q2 and SL2 prices will remain unchanged.  This price increase is triggered by the new Trump 25% US tax on select European products. If you are planning to purchase a new Leica product before the […]

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Panasonic’s sale of their image sensor business did not impact TowerJazz

By LR admin | Published: December 15, 2019

Two weeks ago, Panasonic announced that they will sell their image sensor business to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology for $250 million. Initially, there was some confusion about whether the sale will also include TowerJazz, which was part of the TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co. joint venture. TowerJazz issued a press release clarifying that the company is planning to keep […]

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Leica digest #51

By LR admin | Published: December 15, 2019

  New Leica stores in GUM, Moscow and Chadstone, Australia. A company in Japan developed lens hoods for the Elmar 3.5cm and Summaron 3.5cm screw-mount lenses. The latest Leica related videos:

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HODINKEE x Leica limited edition camera?

By LR admin | Published: December 10, 2019

I already mentioned yesterday on social media (Facebook, Twitter) that the popular watch website HODINKEE (which I visit daily) is now an authorized Leica dealer. There is also a new teaser online for something new coming soon (12/12/2019) – a HODINKEE x Leica limited edition camera as you can tell by the URL: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/coming-soon-leica-x-hodinkee-limited-edition. My […]

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Poll: would you buy the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 ultra-wide lens for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: December 5, 2019

  I am curious to find out if Leica fans are generally interested in buying the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 ultra-wide lens for Leica M-mount. The lens will be small, compact and super sharp and it will be rangefinder coupled. It’s going to be the world’s widest full-frame prime lens once it hits […]

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Leica FOTOS 2.0 app video tutorials

By LR admin | Published: November 25, 2019

Leica released several video tutorials for the new Leica FOTOS 2.0 app:

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