New Leica books

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2018


A new book was recently released: Barnack’s first Leica – The second life of a forgotten historic camera. Amazon US already has the book in stock (still not available at Amazon UK, Amazon Germany and Amazon France). A review of the book can be found at LHSA:

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Leica price increase coming also to Japan

By LR admin | Published: April 17, 2018


In addition to the US price increase (previously reported here and here), Leica will also increase their prices in Japan – the new price list can be found here:

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Deal of the day: buy five Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins, get one free

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2018


I have a new batch of Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins and I am running a small promotion for the next week only: buy five Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins, get one for free (sale price for six tins: $130, regular price: $169, with free worldwide shipping):

This sale has expired. Check the latest pricing here.

ORDER HERE

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Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2018




Shooting an NBA basketball game with the Leica M10 camera and Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens ($3,795) by Onasj (see also his previous guest post):

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I had the opportunity to sit on the floor of last night’s Celtics-Raptors game. Stadium policy is no “professional” cameras (to security, this means DSLR-like), so I brought the M10 with body cap on, plus the 135 APO, and was allowed in without incident.

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Leica digest (videos)

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2018

→ Leica in love with bokeh.

→ The new Red anodized Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount.

→ Get Leica glass on your Alexa Mini thanks to CW Sonderoptic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzer8kgVBX8

→ Optical Viewfinders Explained – Fujifilm X-Series and Leica M-Series.

→ Five reasons for getting a Leica M6.

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New: Meyer Optik Trioplan 50 f/2.9 Classic lens for Leica M-mount with rangefinder coupling

By LR admin | Published: April 12, 2018


Meyer Optik has a new Trioplan 50 f/2.9 Classic lens for Leica M-mount that will be the first Trioplan lens that supports rangefinder coupling. Additional info:

  • Estimated shipping date: October 2018
  • Launch price is €799 for the first 50 pieces sold, €899 for the next 100, MSRP will be €1,499 (including VAT)
  • The new Trioplan 50 Classic will be available for Nikon, Canon and Leica M (rangefinder coupling for Leica is supported)

Meyer Optik plans to release more rangefinder coupled lenses in the future.

Here are the new features of our new Trioplan 50 Classic and how the classic version of the legendary soap bubble lens differs from our standard version:

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Upcoming Flints Auctions highlights: Leica Model Ia Elmax and Leica Reporter 250gg cameras

By LR admin | Published: April 12, 2018


Flints Auctions will have a camera auction on April 27th at Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre, Green Lanes, London N4 2HA at 10am. There are 1293 lots in total and over 130 of them are Leica – including a rare Leica Elmax serial no. 360, that is estimated at £12,000 – £18,000 and a Leica Reporter 250gg rangefinder camera (£4,000-6,000):

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