Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

New Leica Boutique coming to Melbourne, Australia

By LR admin | Published: December 6, 2011

New Leica Boutique will be opened on December 9th, 2011 in Michaels Camera (Melbourne, Australia):

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New Leica Boutique opens tomorrow in Basel

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2011

A new Leica Boutique will open its doors tomorrow in Basel, Switzerland. For more info, visit Foto Profis Basel website.

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What is the value of this vintage Leica I camera?

By LR admin | Published: November 23, 2011

A reader of this blog is selling this vintage Leica camera and would like to know what will be its retail value today. The serial number 33068 indicates that this is a Leica I model that was produced in 1930. Here is a quote from Wikipedia: “Leica I — was first introduced to the market at […]

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A giant Leica M3 camera appears on a building in Sarasota

By LR admin | Published: November 20, 2011

Anat Ronen created this 20 x 15 feet drawing of a Leica M3 camera in Sarasota, Florida: This was created during the Sarasota Chalk Festival – 1-7 November, 2011. For the first time, it had a “going vertical” addition – meaning murals and graffiti art. The wall belongs to a photography studio, and the owner took the reference picture […]

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Leica has a surprise for next year

By LR admin | Published: November 20, 2011

At a recent Leica Experience Day in Germany, Dr. Kaufmann made a comment suggesting another surprise for next year in addition to the upcoming Leica M10 and new mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras: “He promised more than one surprise for next year – and he told us that they haven’t been discussed or discovered by Leica […]

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Yes, there was a underwater housing for the Leica Digilux 2 camera

By LR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

While I was wondering around on eBay, I came across this underwater housing for Leica Digilux 2 camera. The manufacturer is Hugyfot and they have this posted on their website from 2004:

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Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 35mm f/1.2 II lens now shipping in the US

By LR admin | Published: November 16, 2011

The Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 35mm f/1.2 II lens is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. This lens was announced in February, 2011. Some samples can be found on flickr. Here are the basics specs:

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