The new Leica TL Titanium camera is now listed as discontinued at B&H:
I am not sure if this is a mistake or Leica decided to cancel the Titanium finish.
The Leica TL Titanium is currently on backorder at Adorama, while Amazon has only one in stock.
The Leica TL was announced in November last year.
I was trying to figure out the model of the Leica camera on this picture from DCWatch:
and I realized that this is not a real camera, but the original wooden Leica M camera that I reported a while back:
The lowest price I found for the wooden Leica M camera is $49. On eBay the same camera is selling for over $100. In Europe LFI sales it for €62, in the UK the price is £55. Here is the product description:
Leica M2 “attrape” dummy camera and 50mm Summicron lens
“Dumb” Leica CL camera and 40mm lens
Macfilos published an interesting article on “attrape” Leica cameras and lenses:
A Trap. When you think of it in these terms, Leica’s word for dummy cameras and lenses makes sense. Attrape comes from the French verb attraper, meaning to catch (a ball, or a cold for that matter) but is also used in the English sense of “being caught” or conned. From as early as the Leica III, Wetzlar has been at attraping us with a wide range of very authentic dummies, mainly intended for display purposes.
Some “attrape” Leicas can be found on eBay.
Something interesting – all Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 lenses included an “attrape” model of the same lens:
The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Edition 0.95 lens was announced in November, 2015.
Here is the product description:
Leica Store San Francisco is offering a book making workshop with Ralph Gibson (Friday, July 14th – Monday, July 17th, 2017).
Additional information:
European TV talent show for professional and dedicated amateur photographers begins second series with Leica Camera AG as exclusive technical provider
Following the enormous success of the first season, the new series of the Sky Arts TV talent show ‘Master of Photography’ will be aired from 25 May 2017 on Sky Arts in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Sky Arte HD in Italy and Sky Arts HD in Germany and Austria. In this second season, Leica Camera AG makes a return appearance as the show’s exclusive technical provider. The aim of this unique international production is to promote all aspects of creative photography.
Extended Photographic Material has several new Leica T-shirt designs in their collections. The price is ¥5,800 (around $50) and they do ship internationally.
Two of the new Master & Dynamic 0.95 collection headphones are already in stock at Leica Store Miami and Leica Store San Francisco (more info available here).
