Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: March 13, 2018


The new Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens is now in stock for the first in the US at B&H Photo and Adorama.

Additional information on the lens can be found here:

Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens officially announced

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Leica Camera releases new Leica D-Lux Explorer Kit with improved accessories

By LR admin | Published: March 13, 2018


Leica Camera announced a new Leica D-Lux Explorer Kit that includes an automatic lens cap and improved Leica Rope Strap designed by COOPH. The kit will be available beginning March 22nd for $1,195 (check availability at B&H and Adorama).

Press release:

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Amelia Earhart’s Leica camera listed for sale on eBay for $69k

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2018

  
  
Amelia Earhart’s Leica camera is currently listed for sale on eBay for ‎£50,000 (around $69,000).

From the product listing:

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New world record: a 1923 Leica 0-series camera sold for $2.95 million

By LR admin | Published: March 10, 2018

The 32th WestLicht camera auction just ended in Vienna and a new world record was set for a 1923 Leica 0-series camera that was sold to a private collector from Asia for €2.4 million euro including premium (around $2.95 million). Only 25 Leica 0 cameras were produced. The previous auction record was also set by a Leica 0-series camera that sold for €2.16 million in 2012 and €1.3 million in 2011:

New world record for the most expensive camera: 2,790,000 USD for Leica 0-Serie

New record: the most expensive Leica camera sold for 1.9 million USD

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Warning: the Leica M10 N08 camera prototype listed for sale on eBay for $35k is fake

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2018



An update to my post from a few days ago: the Leica M10 camera prototype and 50 Noctilux lens listed for sale on eBay for $35k by Setadel Studios are fake – Leica Camera confirmed to me that it does not mark prototypes in this particular fashion (N08) and deemed this to be a fake.

Update – the same seller has two more limited edition prototype cameras. The first one is a Leica M9-P Meisterstuck limited edition prototype:



The second is a Leica MP Hermes edition prototype:


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Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) ‘Stealth Edition’ camera announced

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2018

 

Leica Camera, in collaboration with Marcus Wainwright of rag & bone, released a new Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) ‘Stealth Edition.’

Limited to just 125 sets worldwide and designed by Marcus Wainwright, CEO, Founder and Creative Director of the New York-based fashion brand rag & bone, the special edition camera comes with a Summicron-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH lens.

The price for the camera and lens is $15,750 (pre-order link: Leica Store Miami). Shipping starts on March 20th.


 

Press release:

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Huawei P20 smartphone leaks and teasers (with a Leica branded three-lens AI camera)

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2018


The leaked pictures above show the new Huawei P20 smartphone with a Leica branded three-lens AI camera that will be officially announced on March 27th in Paris.

Huawei also posted several teasers about their upcoming P20 smartphone:

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