Please support this Ur-Leica camera model project on Lego Ideas

By LR admin | Published: August 29, 2021




Leica and Lego and my two favorite companies that start with the letter L – maybe that’s why I have a long history of covering every single Lego Leica camera I could find online – check for yourself here. At one point I even developed my own Lego Leica camera – see the picture here. That project is now dead but I hope to bring it back to life one day.


In addition to the existing Leica M Lego camera I already covered, there is a new Lego Ideas project for an Ur-Leica camera – please support both projects and maybe we can see them materialize one day (I am not connected/related to any of the projects):

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New lenses for Leica L-mount from Panasonic and Venus Optics

By LR admin | Published: August 28, 2021

Venus Optics added L-mount options on two of their existing lenses:



Panasonic is expected going to announce soon a new LUMIX S 24mm f/1.8 lens for Leica L-mount:

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The third Wetzlar Camera Auction will take place on October 9th

By LR admin | Published: August 28, 2021




The third Wetzlar Camera Auction will take place on October 9th, 2021 in Wetzlar, Germany. The official catalog will be published shortly – here are some selected Leica highlights (pictured above):

  • Leica M4 olive “Bundeswehr” (1970)
  • Leica III prototype (1932)
  • Leica M3 painted black (1958)
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Leica Camera USA announces 3rd Leica Women Foto Project Award

By LR admin | Published: August 28, 2021


Leica Camera USA announced their 3rd Leica Women Foto Project Award & New Mentor Program in collaboration with VII. Three awardees will receive a Leica SL2-S camera set, $10,000, and exhibition at Fotografiska New York. Three mentorships will be granted for an exclusive professional development program run in partnership with VII.

Press release:

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The new Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: August 26, 2021


The new Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order:

Additional information on the new lens can be found here:

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Zeiss ZM lens price increase coming on October 1st

By LR admin | Published: August 26, 2021

Zeiss ZM rangefinder camera lenses for Leica M mount
Zeiss will be increasing the prices of their lenses in the US across the board on October 1st. All Zeiss ZM lenses (for Leica M-mount) will go up by $100:


You can get your Zeiss ZM lens before the price increase at Adorama, Amazon, B&H Photo, and Ace Photo. Some lenses are currently out of stock and others have limited availability.

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Leica Store Las Vegas is now closed

By LR admin | Published: August 26, 2021


The Leica Store in Las Vegas is closed as of August 24th. If I am not mistaken, this was a Leica-operated store. The Las Vegas store was opened back in August 2015:

Leica Boutique Las Vegas grand opening

Here is the full email sent by Leica Camera:

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