To celebrate Leica´s 100th anniversary, Marcelo Ribeiro created this Leica DIY assembly kit.
Update: this Leica DIY was created for the Leica Store Sao Paulo, by F/Nazca (Saatchi & Saatchi Brasil) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the first Leica camera. The kit was supposed to be a gift for Leica Store SP customers who bought any M camera during the year but due to the final high production costs, the project never came to reality.
Shortly after being acquired by Leica, Sinar announced a new p MF-L adapter designed for the Leica S medium format camera.
Update: Sinar was showing the Leica P Leica S-mount at PDN this year:
A quick reminder that many Leica M lenses will be going up in price on January 1st, 2014:
| Lens | Old price | New price |
| Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21 / f 4.0 ASPH | $5,350 | $5,450 |
| 18mm / f3.8 ASPH | $3,195 | $3,250 |
| 21mm / f1.4 ASPH | $7,250 | $7,650 |
| 24mm / f1.4 ASPH | $7,250 | $7,550 |
| 24mm / f3.8 ASPH | $2,595 | $2,650 |
| 28mm / f2.8 ASPH. M-Elmarit | $2,195 | $2,250 |
| 35mm / f2.0 ASPH Silver | $3,195 | $3,350 |
| 50mm / f1.4 ASPH Silver | $3,995 | $4,250 |
| 50mm / f2.0 | $2,295 | $2,350 |
| 50mm / f2.5 Black | $1,650 | $1,750 |
| 90mm / f2.5 Black | $1,950 | $2,150 |
| 90 mm/ f4 Macro-Elmar | $3,995 | $4,150 |
| 135mm / f3.4 APO | $3,650 | $3,850 |
| Vario-Elmar-S 1.3.5-5.6/30-90 ASPH | $10,900 | $11,400 |
| Summarit-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH | $6,750 | $6,950 |
Check the current Leica M lens availability at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and Leica Store Miami
A silver Leica M 240 camera is currently in stock at the Leica Store in Miami. The availability and pricing on eBay is also getting more reasonable. The silver M 240 is listed as “temporarily out of stock“ on Amazon, which is also an indication that they will be getting a new shipment soon.
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In addition to the Leica Summilux C line, there is a new Summicron C line (T2.0) of cinema lenses that consists of six new prime lenses: 18, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100 mm. Four additional models (21, 29, 40, and 135 mm) are expected to be announced soon. Compared to the Summlix versions, the Summicron lenses are 30% shorter and 20% lighter. The price for a set of 6 lenses is $97,500 or $16,250 per lens. Read more at FDTimes.
$500,000 worth of Leica Summilux C cinema lenses were stolen from a movie set in Los Angeles. Here are the lens serial numbers:
Another rare and collectable photographic auction will take place on December 28, 2013. Here are some of the Leica highlights: Read More
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