Leica X2 Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition camera

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2014

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A new Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition Leica X2 camera was announced in Japan to commemorate the first anniversary of the Daimaru Leica Boutique. Only 10 cameras will be produced in different colors. The price is ¥289,000 (around $2,700). The engraving on top is the Tokyo Station Marunouchi building:

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Prototype Leica lenses bring over $210,000 at auction

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2014

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Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction Publishes December Auction Results

NEW HAVEN, CT, December 27, 2013 — Stan Tamarkin’s December rare camera auction set a world record for the sale of prototype lenses. Five lenses sold for a total of $210,917, including buyer’s fee, and one lens, a 90mm Elcan f1, made by the E. Leitz GmbH affiliate in Canada, sold for a stupendous $101,000.

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The top ten most popular posts for 2013

By LR admin | Published: January 1, 2014

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Happy New Year! These are the top ten most popular posts for 2013:

  1. Guest post: Why I Am Leaving Leica for Micro Four Thirds
  2. First picture and specifications of the Leica “Mini M” leaked online
  3. Leica X Vario Type 107 detailed specifications
  4. Leica M type 240 DxoMark score: better than the M9, not as good as Nikon’s full frame cameras
  5. Leica X3 concept camera
  6. Die Welt: “Leica’s nightmare is Sony”
  7. Leica M camera designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson for RED sold for $1.8 million
  8. The Leica M-Monochrom “Soul” film won five awards at the Cannes Lions Festival
  9. 2013 CP+ show in Japan: new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount
  10. Leica’s CEO confirms flare issues with the APO Summicron 50mm f/2.0 Asph lens

Here are the top ten posts for December 2013:

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Leica links from around the Web

By LR admin | Published: December 27, 2013

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→ Leica M 240 black and silver cameras are currently in stock at Amazon.

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→ Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH review at Photozone:

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Classic Leica cameras calendar 2014

By LR admin | Published: December 22, 2013
Leica IIIg - c1957

Leica IIIg – c1957

Leica IIIc - c1944

Leica IIIc – c1944

Leica M2 with dual-range Summicron c1959

Leica M2 with dual-range Summicron c1959

Leica IIIf - c1952 with a 20cm Telyt lens and Visoflex I viewer

Leica IIIf – c1952 with a 20cm Telyt lens and Visoflex I viewer

Tom Grill (who has written few guest posts for NikonRumors) created a nice 2014 Leica camera calendar and is currently selling it on lulu.com. Additional images:

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Ralph Gibson: book release event “Mono” (video)

By LR admin | Published: December 20, 2013

Ralph Gibson’s new book “MONO”, which features images taken with the Leica M Monochrom, was released on December 11 at the Leica Store Lisse. Also announced at the event was the exclusive, limited edition Leica M Monochrom “Ralph Gibson”.

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Leica Camera at Art Basel Miami 2013 (video)

By LR admin | Published: December 19, 2013

Leica Camera teamed up with the Miami Street Photography Festival to help bring back photography into Art Basel Miami. Featured events included portraits by Mark Mann with the Leica S-System and workshops with the Leica Akademie. Art Basel Miami was held on December 3 – December 8, 2013.

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Leica X Vario camera price drop

By LR admin | Published: December 18, 2013

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Leica X Vario price drop
The price of the Leica X Vario camera dropped on Amazon by $170 from several different retailers. I have not seen a Leica price drop in a very long time (the original price was $2,850).

Update: the price is now down by $225 (8%).

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