The following new Leica products are currently in stock at Leica Store Miami:
Here are few pictures of the Leica X Edition Moncler camera unboxing:
The new “Eyes Wide Open – 100 Years of Leica” book is already shipping in Germany and is currently in stock at amazon.de. This is the latest book released by Leica Camera to celebrate their 100 year anniversary. More information is available here. Check the book availability at your local Amazon online store:
The Leica Fotopark cloud service for photographers that was announced at Photokina is now officially open. The basic membership is free with 10GB of storage, the premium level is 10 EUR per month and includes 100GB of storage:
Amazon recently announced free unlimited photo storage for prime members where you can also upload RAW files.
Adobe released Lightroom 5.7 with support for the latest Leica cameras and lenses:
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Leica Camera AG has licensed a patent portfolio of Intellectual Ventures™ (IV) to strengthen the existing intellectual property (IP) strategy and position of Leica Camera.The agreement provides the Wetzlar based manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products with a license to IV’s patent portfolio of nearly 40,000 IP assets in more than 50 technology areas, including digital imaging. Leica is also now a subscriber to IV’s IP-for-Defense™ program, a strategic defense tool for companies faced with the threat of patent litigation. Under this agreement, Leica can access patents from IV’s growing portfolio on an as-needed basis to protect its business.
Metz announced new mail-in rebates on their Leica compatible flash units (up to $90 off, valid through December 31, 2014):
The new $750 instant discount for the M 240 will be valid till January 31, 2015 (in the US and Canada only):
There is also a new $250 instant discount for the purchase of any Leica M lens except the new Summarit versions, the Silver Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH and Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH and the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH:
