Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Full list of Leica products with a price increase

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

Update: there will also be a Leica price increase in the UK. This is the full list of Leica products that will be impacted by the latest US price increase: Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH.CS (E82) Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH (E82) Summarit-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH (E82) APO-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 CS (E72) APO-Macro-Summarit-S 1:2.5/120 (E72) APO-Tele-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 CS (E72) APO-Tele-Elmar-S 1:3.5/180 […]

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Leica’s student/educator program is now discontinued in the US and Canada

By LR admin | Published: December 1, 2010

Leica Camera Inc. is discontinuing the Leica Student/Educator Program with immediate effect. Leica Camera Inc. will honor all written pre-approved applicants who have not received their ordered products yet. No new orders will be accepted under the Leica Student/Educator Program. The program was available in the US and Canada.

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How to “Leica-ify” a cheap p&s camera

By LR admin | Published: November 30, 2010

Before: After: Full step-by-step instruction are available at instructables.com. Via cnet

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Leica store in Sao Paulo

By LR admin | Published: November 28, 2010

The official opening of the Leica store in Sao Paulo will be on December 9th, 2010. The store already has a twitter page and a website “under construction” at http://leica-store.com.br.

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Epson working on a new digital rangefinder?

By LR admin | Published: November 28, 2010
Epson R-D1

Rob Clark (executive director of Epson Europe Marketing Division) mentioned in an interview with AP that Epson is working on various new digital camera technologies and the company sees a possibility for a new version of the Epson R-D1 digital rangefinder: “Whether we come out with another version of the R-D1 is a possibility” The Epson R-D1 […]

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Leica’s sales of cameras, lenses and accessories is up 140%

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2010

Leica Camera AG released some sales figures for the first half of their fiscal year (April 1st – September 30th, 2010): Total sales: EUR 110.8 million compared to EUR 59.5 million from last year Sales of cameras, lenses and accessories is up 140%: EUR 87.7 million compared to EUR 36.6 million from last year This […]

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New Leica Store in Sao Paulo

By LR admin | Published: November 26, 2010

A new Leica Store will soon open a new store in Sao Paulo (Brazil) at the Cidade Jardim Mall, next to other top brands like Hermes, LV, CHerrera, etc.

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