His and hers Leica 50mm Summilux wedding rings

By LR admin | Published: May 30, 2011

From Tokyocamerastyle: custom made wedding rings that make up a miniature Leica 50mm Summilux lens on a miniature M3 body. His band is the focusing ring while hers is the aperture ring 🙂

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Another Leica M9-P close-up, will come in black as well

By LR admin | Published: May 29, 2011

In addition to chrome, the upcoming Leica M9-P will be available in black as well. You can see another close up of the chrome M9-P version on this twitpic from Seal (you can see part of the “M9-P’ engraving on the hot shoe). Here are the details.

  • No Leica logo or M9 marking
  • Classic Leica writing on top plate
  • Chrome 0r black finish
  • Vulcanite cover
  • Sapphire LCD glass
  • $700-$1000 more expensive than the M9

Everything else should be identical to the current Leica M9 model.

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Westilicht Photographica Auctions report

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2011

Here is a video of the winning 1.3 million EUR bid for the 1923 Leica 0-Serie camera:

The next auction is scheduled for November 2011. The complete results of the auction can be found here (PDF file). Here is the official press release from Westilicht Photographica Auctions:

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New record: the most expensive Leica camera sold for 1.9 million USD

By LR admin | Published: May 28, 2011

Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 (1923)

Update: the video of the winning bid and a detailed report from the auction can be found here.

Today at Westilicht Photographica Auctions a Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 (1923) camera sold for 1.3 million EUR (1.9 million USD). The opening bid was 200,000 EUR with an estimated price of 350,000-450,000 EUR. AP reports that the camera went to a “private Asian collector after a nailbiting, 20-minute bidding process“.  This is the camera description:

This is the 7th camera of the Leica 0-series. Only approximately 25 of these cameras were produced to test the market in 1923, 2 years before the commercial introduction of the Leica A. It is the only camera known with “Germany” engraving on the top plate. The factory record indicates delivery to New York for patent applies. This means that this camera is not only one of the major existing rarities, it is also the first Leica being exported. It is the unique chance to buy the most important collectible Leica camera.

The previous record for the most expensive Leica was a MP2 that sold for 402,000 in December of 2010. Some other interesting Leica auctions:

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Leica M9 Titanium limited edition for MSRP on eBay

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2011

This used Leica M9 Titanium limited edition (2211 shutter actuations) is currently for sale on eBay for $26,999.00 which is basically the MSRP. Other M9T cameras range between $32k-$43k on eBay.

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Leica V-Lux 30 samples and pre-order options

By LR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

The new Leica V-Lux 30 is now in stock at Amazon (?):

Adorama is also taking pre-orders.

More photo and video samples are available from Fotopolis and LeicaInNederland:

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“From Past, Present to Future” Leica + Magnum event in Paris on June 21st

By LR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

The upcoming Leica M9-P camera will be announced on June 21st, 2011 (+/- 1 day based on your location).

Leica Camera and Magnum Photos announced a technological and photographic collaboration earlier this year. See also the related video “Leica & Magnum: Past Present Future“.

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Leica announces V-Lux 30 compact point and shoot camera

By LR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

As promised, Leica announced a new compact camera today: the V-Lux 30 which will replace the already discontinued V-Lux 20. The camera is based on the Panasonic ZS10. The prices are as follow: Leica V-Lux 30 – $749, leather case – $140, soft leather case – $130, extra battery – $140.

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