Leica Camera has a new teaser on their website for October 20th that reads: “Some things will never change“.
I already reported on the new “Das Wesentliche” event will take place on the same date in Leitz Park (Wetzlar).
Stay tuned for detailed coverage.
Leica highlights from the upcoming Westlicht Camera Auction that will take place on November 21st, 2015 (the complete and detailed catalogue will be published 3-4 weeks prior to the auction date):
Update: the catalog is now available online.
Unique set of a pre-series Leica 60 no. P01/24 with three stainless steel Summilux lenses. Summilux 1.4/50mm no.01/24, Summilux 1.4/28mm no.01/24, Summilux 1.4/35mm no.01/24 – with all accessories (hoods, caps, special grey leather case with strap, loading cable, accu etc.) and all papers, guarantee cards, certificate of authenticity signed by Leica CEO Alfred Schopf certifying this set is a unique item. All in fitted RIMOWA suit case, with Leica 100 outer box
Year: 2014
Serial no. 001
Startprice: EUR 35,000
Estimates: EUR 60,000 – 70,000
One of the rarest M cameras in mint and perfect working order! Only thirty M4 cameras were finished in olive green for the German Bundeswehr (numbers 1266101-1266131), this camera is without the ‘Bundeswehr’ engraving on rear of top plate. According to Ottmar Michaely in Wetzlar all outer and inner parts are original, also paint, engravings and leather covering. We suppose that the camera was never supplied to the German Bundeswehr.
Year: 1970
Serial no. 1266126
Startprice: EUR 20,000
Estimates: EUR 40,000 – 50,000
The camera offered is in 100% original never restored and perfect working condition with very nice patina. It comes with the matching Elmar 2.8/5cm lens no.1636636 with cap. Camera and lens were both delivered together to the Swedish Leitz agent Brandt in Stockholm on May 25th, 1960. For the Swedish military Leitz produced 125 units of the IIIg in satin-finish black paint with serial numbers 987901 – 988025 and were additionally engraved with the three ‘Crowns of Sweden’ on the rear side of the top plate. The Elmar lenses were finished in silver chrome and engraved with the same emblem.
Year: 1960
Serial no. 987953
Startprice: EUR 16,000
Estimates: EUR 30,000 – 35,000
The new “specially calculated” Leica color filters for B&W are now in stock at Leica Store Miami and at PopFlash (yellow, green, and orange available in E39 and E46). This new set of filters were announced together with the M Monochrom Typ 246 camera. Additional information is available here:
Leica camera released a new version 1.1 of their Leica Q app for iPhones and iPads with added support for iOS9.
Mr. Miyazaki of MS Optical in Japan has another new Leica M-mount lens coming out soon: the tiny but fast 35mm f/1.4 APOQUARIA. The tentative price is ¥100,000 (tax not included, or around $831).
More MS Optics lenses can be found here. MS Optics lenses can be purchased at:
Annie Barton is a new(er) brand (since 2010) that manufactures cameras straps and other accessories. Their products are currently available at the Leica Boutique PRA Perth (Australia) and Reddotcameras (UK). Here are few more of their models:
Richard Seymour, British industry and architecture photographer, was one of the first to try out the new Leica S (Typ 007). He went to Leica Camera AG’s headquarters at Leitz Park to test the camera out. In this video, he talks about his photographic approach to shooting architecture, the focus on modernity in his work and why the Leica S-System works for him.
Today Voigtländer announced two new lenses with VM mount:
Shipping of the new lenses will start in Spring of 2016. Here is the press text from Voigtländer:
