New Leica Boutique opening in Sydney on March 27th

By LR admin | Published: March 21, 2015

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A new Leica Boutique will open in Sydney, Australia on Friday, March 27th. The new store will be located at 75 King St:

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Black chrome finish versions of the Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses announced

By LR admin | Published: March 20, 2015

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Leica Camera announced new black chrome finish versions of the Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses. Only 500 pieces will be produced from each lens. Shipment will start in late April. Check pricing and pre-order options at:

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Adobe Camera Raw 8.8 released with support for nine Voigtlander M lenses

By LR admin | Published: March 20, 2015

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Adobe released Camera Raw 8.8 with new lens profiles for nine Voigtlander M lenses:

Mount Name
Leica Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/1.9 Ultron Aspherical
Leica Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/3.5 Color Skopar
Leica Voigtlander LTM 35mm f/1.7 Ultron Aspherical
Leica Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2 Heliar
Leica Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2.5 Color Skopar
Leica Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/3.5 Heliar
Leica Voigtlander LTM 75mm f/2.5 Color Heliar
Leica Voigtlander LTM 90mm f/3.5 APO Lanthar
Leica Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 Heliar

Adobe DNG Converter 8.8 download links: Windows | Mac.

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Firmware update version 1.310 for the Leica T (Typ 701) camera now available

By LR admin | Published: March 20, 2015

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Leica Camera released firmware update version 1.310 for the Leica T (Typ 701) camera. Here is the list of improvements (bug fixes):

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Deal of the day: 5% off used gear at the Leica store Miami

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2015

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Starting today till March 25th, Leica Store Miami is offering a 5% discount on any used equipment – just enter the coupon code USEDSALE2015 during checkout:

  1. Proceed to checkout
  2. Enter your billing address information
  3. Click “Continue to next step”
  4. On the next screen, click on “Have a discount code?
  5. Type in the code USEDSALE2015 and click “Apply”

Lost of all used equipment can be found here.

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Leica C, M Kumamon limited edition cameras announced in Japan

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2015

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Two new Kumamon limited edition versions of the Leica M and Leica C cameras were announced in Japan. 50 pieces of the C model will be produced and only one of the M model. More information available at DC.Watch.

From Wikipedia: “Kumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was first created in 2010 for a campaign called to draw tourists to the region.”

See also Kumamon at Leitz Park.

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Leica X Vario Matsuzakaya Nagoya 105 years limited edition camera

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2015

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The Leica X Vario Matsuzakaya Nagoya 105 years is another limited edition camera announced in Japan to commemorate the 105 anniversary of the Matsuzakaya Nagoya. Only 10 pieces will be produced.

Via DC.Watch

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Surprise: Leica M Edition 60 is still available six months after announcement

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2015

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This is how bad the camera industry is doing today – even Leica cannot sell their limited edition, no LCD screen Leica M Edition 60 rangefinder. In the past, pretty much every limited edition Leica camera was sold out in just few hours. The $18,500 set limited to 600 pieces is still in stock at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store San Francisco even six months after it was announced.

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