Another Leica store/shop/boutique (not sure what is the correct name – I see all three of them in use) will open in Fürth, South Germany. The official opening will be on March 12/13, 2010. They claim on their website that all Leica products will be in stock on the day of the opening (in limited quantities). For a list of other […]
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Leica Camera AG in Solms Franz Jung has resigned (source). ThinkTank announced a new bag that may be of interest for Leica shooters: “Created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, we’ve created five soft-sided shoulder bags in our new Retrospective™ series. Designed for […]
Leica M9 course registration Leica S2 course registration Full press release: Leica will host first-ever series of experiential seminars on M and S-Systems February 23, 2010 – (Allendale, NJ) – Leica Camera announced today that it will bring the latest and newest Leica products to major North American cities as part of the first-ever Leica […]
New Leica flagship store is coming soon in Hong Kong. It will be located in the Time Square mall in Causeway Bay. The store is already listed in the mall directory as “coming soon”.
The full 16 pages reports can be downloaded here. Some interesting Leica facts from 1946: It took 33 hours to assemble a Leica III C. In November of 1946 Leica was producing 1100 cameras per month. Out of those 1100 units 89% were allocated to the American forces, 6% to French forces and only 5% were available for […]
See all details @ PhotoRumors.com. I wonder if Noktor will offer this lens with different mounts.
Erwin Puts announced on his website that there will be a new version of the Leica Lens Compendium book which should be available shortly (this explains why the old version goes for over $1000on on eBay and on Amazon). Erwin Puts also published a 129 pages Leica Pocket Guide that can be downloaded for free here.
