IDS Works (Initial Design Studio) out of Hong Kong is a new manufacturer of Leica accessories. Their first products are the IDS Leica M10 and Leica M11 camera grips (a Leica film camera grip version is coming soon):
Both the Leica M10 and M11 versions have the choice of silver or black base to match your camera, and both versions share the same grip pads which you have 3 options to choose from (Walnut / African black wood / Aluminum black). Here are the details I got from IDS Works:
The silver Leica TL2 camera lens kit is now $1,995.95 ($2,495 off). This is another $500 price drop since November last year:
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Via NikonRumors
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Some of the gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai” limited edition cameras with matching APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH and Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses will be auctioned by Christie’s in Bangkok, Thailand on September 30, 2022:
Moment has some exclusive Leica discount coupon codes that are set to expire this weekend (8/21):
These codes will work on the following products (you can add multiple of these items or combinations of them to increase the spend minimum to qualify):
I tried one of the coupon codes just to make sure it works (not sure if the coupons work on other Leica gear):
Check out also the other Leica offers:
