Leica Store Bellevue grand opening and exclusive Leica Akademie classes open to the public

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2015

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The grand opening of the Leica Store Bellevue will be on March 12th. Exclusive, open to the public Leica Akademie events will be held from March 13th-15th. Additional information:

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Apple Digital Camera RAW 6.03 released with support for four new Leica cameras

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2015

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Leica X (Typ 113)Leica X Vario (Typ 107)
Apple Digital Camera RAW compatibility 6.03 released with support for the following Leica cameras:

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Leica M-P Typ 240 Safari and Correspondent limited edition camera kits now shipping

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2015

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The new Leica M-P Typ 240 Safari limited edition camera kit with Summicron 35mm f/2 lens is now shipping in the US. Check the in-stock availability at:

The Safari edition offers over $1,000 in savings compared to purchasing the M-P and lens separately (M-P costs $8k and the Summciron costs $3k).

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The Leica M-P “Correspondent” Lenny Kravitz limited edition camera kit is also currently shipping:

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Check availability at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store San Francisco (the“Correspondent” will be sold only in Leica boutiques).

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Next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction to take place on March 14, 2015

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2015

Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction
Leica Film Viewer VOTRA Leica O-Series camera Leica M Edition 60
Leica IIIg camera black Leica M3 camera Leica II camera
From Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction:

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Deal of the day: $100 off Zeiss ZM lenses for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

Zeiss ZM rangefinder camera lenses for Leica M mount
In case you missed my PhotoRumor post from this morning – all Zeiss ZM lenses for Leica M mount are currently $100 off at B&H, including the new Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM:

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It’s official: Oliver Kaltner is the new Leica Camera CEO

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

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It’s now official: Alfred Schopf is “leaving the company at his own request” and Oliver Kaltner will be the new Leica Camera CEO:

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Handmade wooden Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

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I came across this handmade wooden Leica camera at Foto Henny Hoogeveen’s Facebook page:

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Blackstone is not happy with Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

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The German website manager-magazin.de published an article about the potential replacement of the current Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf. I was told that this is not the first and it is not going to be last change in top management. There are rumors that Blackstone is not happy with the current performance of the German camera manufacturer. Some reports even suggest that Blackstone Capital is looking to quickly “dump” their Leica investment and Panasonic is most likely the candidate for replacement. There have been unconfirmed reports that Leica recently posted internal losses in all but 2 global markets which could explain the recent US discounts. There seems to be also some issues with licensing fees for the use of the Leica brand name.

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