Leica Rumors

Three Voigtlander Bessa film rangefinder cameras, one VM lens and many accessories discontinued

By LR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

Cosina Japan officially announced the discontinuation of the Voigtlander Bessa R2-M, R3-M and R4-M film rangefinder cameras and their 15mm f/4.5 ASPH II lens. Here is the full list of discontinued products:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged To be discontinued, Voigtländer, Voigtlander Bessa| 18 Comments

New Leica Iwataya Fukuoka store to open in Japan on October 27th

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2015

A new Leica Iwataya Fukuoka store is scheduled to open in Japan on October 27th. The address is 2 Chome-5-35 Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0001 (tel: 092-752-1280). The hours of operation are from 10am till 8pm.

Via DCwatch

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Leica stores| 1 Comment

New Leica store opening at the The Royal Exchange, London

By LR admin | Published: September 24, 2015

Iconic camera and optics brand launches Leica Store City: new boutique-style store based at The Royal Exchange, London EC3

Leica Camera Ltd has announced that it will open a second London-based store at premium shopping destination, The Royal Exchange, in the heart of the City of London, on Monday 5 October 2015.

Following the success of its Mayfair store in Bruton Place, W1, Leica is expanding its retail presence with this new outlet – known as Leica Store City – enabling customers in The City and East of London to experience the German brand’s full range of high quality photographic and optics products, as well as providing access to the company’s services, such as its Akademie creative photography workshop programme.

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Leica stores| 3 Comments

Leica M-P Safari camera set giveaway at PhotoPlus Expo in New York

By LR admin | Published: September 24, 2015

Fotopromos is giving away a Leica M-P Safari camera set at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York. You can enter the giveaway here.

Full press release:

Posted in Leica M| Tagged Giveaways, Leica Safari| Leave a Comment

Leica “Das Wesentliche” event on October 20th

By LR admin | Published: September 23, 2015

A new Leica “Das Wesentliche” event will take place on October 20th, 2015 in Leitz Park (Wetzlar). Here is the text of the invitation (this event is not opened to the public):

Posted in Leica SL| Tagged Leica SL Typ 601 camera| 37 Comments

New: Gariz leather half case for Leica Q (Typ 116) camera

By LR admin | Published: September 21, 2015

Gariz recently announced a new leather half case for the Leica Q (Typ 116) camera. Both the black (BL-LCQBK) and brown (BL-LCQBR) versions are currently available at Amazon and eBay. Additional details:

Made from high quality genuine leather, Limited Black Label Edition (Black 6H Coating Metal Base)
Front small grip on the case for better grip
Unique “Locking time” attachment system
Soft inner lining printed with Gariz logo, Supplied in soft carrying bag and presentation box
Made in Korea

Other Leica Q accessories:

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica Q| Tagged Gariz| 7 Comments

ONA Berlin II shoulder bag review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 18, 2015

The ONA Berlin II Bag Review – Celebrating 100 years of Leica Photography by Louis Ferreira (http://500px.com/LouisFerreira):

ONA approached Leica Rumors a few weeks ago about doing a bag review of their black Berlin II, which I jumped at, because it was on my short list of bags to consider when I outgrew my Leica branded Billingham bag. Sadly it was unavailable when I was looking to purchase and I settled for the very functional Artisan & Artis ACAM 1000. Doing a bag review is a first for me and I am going to do my best to cover any detail that might interest you so feel free to ask questions in the comment section.

This is one of the many items created to celebrate Leica’s 100th anniversary of photography and I am sure many of you want to collect them all. The only leather bags I have owned, for comparison, were high quality laptop bags for work and the ONA is a step above them in quality. The ONA Berlin II is made of very thick full-grain leather that is soft to the touch. The stitching is well done and should hold up for years to come. I think this bag is going to look much better as it ages because it is almost too perfect out of the box.

Posted in Leica Accessories, LR Reviews| Tagged Ona Bags| 24 Comments

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