Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Blackstone has tasked Morgan Stanley with finding a buyer for its 45 percent stake in Leica Camera

By LR admin | Published: September 19, 2017

New report from Reuters on Blackstone’s attempt to sell their stake in Leica Camera:

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Additional information on the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount (with rangefinder coupling)

By LR admin | Published: September 19, 2017

Additional information on the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount (with rangefinder coupling) – the funding is now ongoing on Indiegogo. Here are the lens specifications, MTF chart, lens design and sample photos (press release):

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This is how the Leica logo has changed over the past 100 years

By LR admin | Published: September 1, 2017

This is how the Leica logo has changed over the past 100 years – this graphic appeared in a 2011 Leica advertisement with the slogan “When you keep being different from everything, changing makes no sense”:

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The Japanese retailer Map Camera opened a new eBay store

By LR admin | Published: August 30, 2017

The Japanese retailer Map Camera, one of the sponsors of this blog, recently opened a new eBay store. They have a large selection of Leica cameras and lenses in their store and the new Leica eBay section will make purchasing even easier: Check also their dedicated Leica blog. Source

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Leica digest

By LR admin | Published: August 29, 2017

→ Hospice patient gets his wish to visit a Leica Store (source). → An old but helpful video on Leica Q tips & tricks. → Dynamic symmetry, composition and Henri Cartier Bresson. → Leica TL2 hands-on review by Kai. → Meet the Godfather of erotic photography (NSFW).

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New Leica Store to open in Amsterdam

By LR admin | Published: August 25, 2017

A new Leica Store is coming to Amsterdam (Google translation):

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Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount officially announced

By LR admin | Published: August 23, 2017

The new Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount is now officially announced. Shipping is expected to start in the summer of 2018. The 58mm Biotar currently offered on Kickstarter will initially not have a rangefinder coupling but it will be added later when the lens goes to serial production. Here is the […]

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