Leica Rumors

Vi Vante straps sale

By LR admin | Published: December 19, 2019

Vi Vante Bengal lambskin leather wrist strap: now $99 (regular price: $114).

Vi Vante Aqua Blue rope camera strap: now $49.99 (regular price: $79.99).

Vi Vante Cliffhanger rope camera strap: now $39 (regular price: $79.99).

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Leica M10-P “White” limited edition camera officially announced

By LR admin | Published: December 19, 2019

The Leica M10-P “White” limited edition camera is now officially announced. The Leica M10-P “White” comes as a set with a silver chrome version of the Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens, featuring white engravings on its barrel to perfectly match the camera. This new Leica M10-P “White” features a white paint finish on its top deck and bottom plate, which is color-matched to the genuine leather white covering. The set is completed by a white genuine leather carrying strap featuring Leica embossing and a white leather case for the lens. The edition is limited to 350 sets worldwide and is available exclusively at Leica Stores and Boutiques for $14,495 starting today.

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Leica US price increase coming on January 1st because of Trump’s new tax on European products

By LR admin | Published: December 18, 2019

The Leica US price increase I reported a few months ago is going into effect on January 1, 2020. The Leica Q2 and SL2 prices will remain unchanged. This price increase is triggered by the new Trump 25% US tax on select European products.

This year Leica already increased their prices in the UK and Germany.

Here is the new Leica US price list:

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Leica M10-P “White” limited edition camera press release

By LR admin | Published: December 18, 2019

It seems that the previously rumored Leica M10-P “White” limited edition camera is now officially announced. Here is the UK press release (there is still no info in the US, but I was told that the US price will be $14,500).

Update – some live pictures from PCH:

Leica M10-P “White” limited edition camera UK press release:

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Leica Camera elevates the 2020 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

By LR admin | Published: December 17, 2019

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is adapting a new, nomination-based submission process to further heighten the prestige of the award. The Award will now consider finalists and ultimately select winners based on nominations from 70 world-renowned photographic experts from over 30 countries. With this nomination process, the honor of being chosen as a finalist is an esteemed accomplishment of its own, as they are recognized and hand-selected by some of the most respected figures impacting the world of photography.

In May, the jury will gather at the Leica Camera headquarters in Wetzlar to select the winner of the 2020 Leica Oskar Barnack Award. For the first time in the Award’s 40-year history, the winner will receive a prize of €40,000, in addition to a Leica camera worth €10,000.

Full press release:

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