After Zeiss discontinued their Ikon film rangefinder camera last year, the Voigtlander Bessa A models are the next victims of the digital age: three different A models are listed as discontinued on Cosina’s website. The M models rangefinders are not discontinued at that point (the A models have an electronically controlled focal plane shutter, while the M […]
With the termination of Google Reader on Monday, many of you are probably looking for alternative solutions to follow LeicaRumors. Here are your choices: RSS Feed Full text LeicaRumors RSS feeds – just add the RSS feed(s) to your favorite reader and you will get the latest blog posts few minutes after they are published online. […]
Most of the Leica M accessories will start shipping in the US next month to existing pre-orders. Here are the details: Item No Description Available from Retail Price 14495 Multi-function Handgrip M Early August $895.00 14496 Handgrip M Early August $300.00 14642 Leica R-Adapter M Early August $310.00 14498 SCA Adapter Set for Multi-functional Handgrip […]
The Leica Gallery in Salzburg is currently displaying the work of Mario Marino “Faces of Africa”: German-based photographer Mario Marino has now been immersed in his “Faces of Africa” taking pictures for two weeks, producing powerfully sensitive portraits of South Ethiopians. His first show, opening at Galerie Brockstedt, Berlin,after in London, Munich, Amsterdam, Gent, Brussels, Nijmegen and […]
The short film “Soul“ which was created for the launch of the M-Monochrom camera in the Leica Store in São Paulo, won five awards at the Cannes Lions Festival and a total of 17 international awards. This controversial production was not associated with Leica Camera AG – it was created independently by Sentimental Filme production […]
Two new Leica Boutique stores are coming to Sweden and South Africa. The South Africa location (Fourways, just north of Johannesburg) will be a store within a store. My understanding is that currently Leica products are not directly available in South Africa. The store will be operated by The Digital Experience. The official opening will be somewhere in late July, early […]
Leica Akademie North America added several new classes to their schedule. Here is the complete list:
