Joel Meyerowitz (credit: Maggie Barrett)
Part of the Leica event tomorrow will be about Joel Meyerowitz receiving the Leica Hall of Fame Award. The exhibition in his honor can be seen in the Leica Gallery Wetzlar from January 19 to March 31, 2017. The gallery is open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Full press release:
B&H currently has a listing for a used Leica 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux M Asph lens priced at $20k ($19,999.90 to be exact). This actually is a good price for this very rare lens. Read more about it here and here. Update: there are actually several Leica 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux lenses listed for sale on eBay.
Specifications (via KEH):
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):
Stay tuned for additional coverage and maybe a surprises (new Leica X camera maybe?).
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:
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:
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.
→ Extended Photographic Material introduced a new Vortex camera strap:
→ 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“.
