Leica Rumors

Another picture of the silver Leica M10 camera (two days till the official announcement)

By LR admin | Published: January 16, 2017

Here is one more picture of the silver Leica M10 camera (courtesy of chi_rol_leica) that will be unveiled on Wednesday (additional information can be found here):

Leica M10 silver chrome 😉#leica #leicam #LeicaM10 #leicarumors #leicaboutiqua_pra #passionleica #leicacraft #madeinwetzlar #leicagraph
A photo posted by Chi Rol Leica (@chi_rol_leica) on Jan 16, 2017 at 8:05am PST

Stay tuned for additional coverage and maybe a surprises (new Leica X camera maybe?).

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MS-Optics Aporis 135 mm f/2.4 Fluorit Super Apochromat lens for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: January 15, 2017

The next lens for Leica M-mount from Mr. Miyazaki will be a MS-Optics Aporis 135 mm f/2.4 Fluorit Super Apochromat with very interesting dual coma and spherical aberration adjustment levers. Here are the specifications:

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New: MS-Optics Perar 17mm f/4.5 ultra wide lens for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: January 14, 2017

Miyazaki San released a new MS-Optics Perar 17mm f/4.5 ultra wide lens for Leica M mount (previously reported here). Lens specifications and additional pictures:

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2017 Leica Akademie North America workshops program announced

By LR admin | Published: January 14, 2017

LEICA CAMERA INC. ANNOUNCES 2017 LEICA AKADEMIE NORTH AMERICA WORKSHOPS

International Destination workshops join a collection of new workshop experiences designed for every level of skill

January 12, 2017— Leica Camera has announced the expansion of its Leica Akademie program for 2017, including the inaugural international Destination photography trips to India and Myanmar.

These intimate Destination workshops are designed to be completely exclusive, customized trips for photographers who want a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Leica digest: new Extended strap, JCH StreetPan, pink Leica M3 and more

By LR admin | Published: January 13, 2017

→ Extended Photographic Material introduced a new Vortex camera strap:

Color: vintage brown / vintage black
Length: 111cm, wide: 20mm
Price: ¥19,800 (around $170) + free T-shirt promo
Shipping will start in February
Made in Japan by Extended Inc. (tel: +81-3-6459-5251)

→ Hobby Izaki is holding a photo exhibition “Florence” at Leica Kyoto Gallery from December 10th to March 9th, 2017. Check out also his new book “The Americans“.

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Extended Photographic Material, Leica digest, Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera, Leica M-P “grip” by Rolf Sachs, pink Leica M3 camera| 2 Comments

Deal: up to 20% off Leica gear at KEH in the next 4 hours

By LR admin | Published: January 12, 2017

In the next 4 hours you can get up to 20% off Leica gear at KEH when you use coupon code LEI01E (the Leica section at KEH can be found here):

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