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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:

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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

This Exo GP-1 Kickstarter project will make your GoPro look like a classic Leica rangefinder

By LR admin | Published: September 17, 2015

EXO Camera has a Kickstarter project for a GoPro housing that resembles a classic Leica camera:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| 10 Comments

First Leica Q Typ 116 price drop (in Australia)

By LR admin | Published: September 17, 2015

The Leica Q (Typ 116) camera is currently AUD$5,546 or AUD$354 off (regular price: AUD$5,900). This makes the price of the Q around US$4,000 (the price in the US is US$4,250). This offer will be valid till the end of September.

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Ralph Nelson is trading his Leica M4 cameras kit for modern M bodies and lenses

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2015

I received an unusual email from Ralph Nelson (www.ralphnelson.com) – he is trading his two Leica M-4 bodies with sequential serial numbers and three Summicron lenses (35mm, 50mm, 90mm) for a set of current Leica M bodies and lenses. His M4 film set has been used on many Hollywood films in the past 45 years. If you are interested in this offer, here are the details (click on images for larger view):

Posted in Leica Photographers| 13 Comments

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