Leica Rumors

41 Leitz Photographica Auction on November 26

By LR admin | Published: November 6, 2022

The 41 Leitz Photographica Auction will take place on November 26. 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Here are some of the Leica items that will be auctioned:

Additional information:

Another “Leica Camera History” project on Lego Ideas

By LR admin | Published: November 5, 2022

I have already covered plenty of Lego Leica camera projects in the past. At one point I even developed my own Lego Leica camera – see the picture here.

There is another new Leica project on Lego Ideas called “Leica Camera History”. Hopefully, this time we will get the needed 10,000 votes in order for Lego to accept the design. Please register for Lego Ideas and support the project by clicking the “Support” button. I am not connected/related to any of the Leica Lego projects, I just want to be able to purchase the Leica Lego cameras.

Here is the description of the project with additional pictures:

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The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022

By LR admin | Published: November 4, 2022

The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022:

You can join Tamarkin Auctions at Tamarkin Camera for a wine & cheese reception on Friday, November 18th, 5 – 8 pm. Tickets are free but limited and you can R.S.V.P. here. On display will be some of the rarest and most exciting Leica items the day before the auction:

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New Leica Store New York City coming in 2023

By LR admin | Published: November 3, 2022

New Leica Store New York City is coming in 2023:

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This Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept smartphone comes with a 1″ sensor and… Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: November 2, 2022

You know this was coming: Xiaomi has a new 12S Ultra concept smartphone that comes with a 1″ 50 MP sensor and… Leica M-mount:

Posted in Leica Smartphones| Tagged Leica Xiaomi smartphone, Leitzphone, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra Leica smartphone| 8 Comments

The wooden Leica M toy camera is back for sale in Japan

By LR admin | Published: November 1, 2022

The wooden Leica M camera toy is back for sale in the official Leica Store Japan. Back in 2017 that same toy camera sold for around $50 and now it is listed in Japan for ¥13,200 (around $90). Here are a few more pictures from rangefinder.com.hk

I am not sure if Leica Japan ships worldwide, but I have two different wooden Leica replica cameras (Leica IIIf + Leica M3) listed for sale in the LR online store: