The first reviews of the Leica S Typ 007 medium format camera are already available online:
The Leica S Typ 007 was officially released last week with a price tag of $16,900.
Here are some of the upcoming Leica Akademie workshops in the US (the full schedule can be found here):
A new Leica Boutique will open in Las Vegas on September 17. Several Leica Akademie events are scheduled to celebrate the grand opening:
MGR Production released a new zoomable viewfinder magnifier (1.1x to 1.6x, which is equal to 4.4 to 6.4 diopters) for Leica M cameras. Here are the details:
Andy Summers’ exhibition “Del Mondo” opened at the Leica Gallery São Paulo, the first ever Leica gallery in South America, in August 2015. The exhibit, comprised of forty-two black and white images, shows the artist’s life in photographs captured from around the world – from Tanzania to Shanghai – between 1978 and 2014. Watch Andy talk about his exhibit, hear from Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director of the Leica Global Gallery Network, on the gallery’s opening and get a look inside Leica Gallery São Paulo.
A quick recap of the latest rumors/what to expect from Leica in the next few months (the first announcement is expected in the next 30-60 days):
I already reported that the Leica S Typ 007 medium format camera will be released at the end of August and the price will be lower than initially reported. The new US price is $16,900 (the original price was $25,400 or $8,000 less). The European price is £12,900/€15,000. Shipping will start in September. The camera’s instructions can be downloaded here. Sample photos and a video taken with the new S can be found here.
Pre-order links:
Specifications comparison between the S2, S 006 and S 007:
