Leica M Set Edition “Leica 100” now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2014

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The Leica M limited edition set with the new Leica 28mm Summilux-M f/1.4 ASPH lens that was announced for the 100 years anniversary of Leica Camera is now available for pre-order at the Leica Store Miami. Additional information on the set can be found here.

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Leica rumored to announce a M-E camera replacement

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2014
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The current Leica M-E model

Leica is rumored to refresh the current M-E model ($5,450.00) in the next few months (most likely at Photokina in September). The new camera will be called M-S or M-E2 and will have the same 18MP CCD sensor with updated LCD screen and new battery (probably from the M 240).

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Valbray for Leica EL01 watch now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: June 17, 2014

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The Valbray for Leica EL01 watch is now available for pre-order at the Leica Store Miami (in black and silver). More information on the limited edition timepiece can be found here.

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Panasonic FZ1000 camera announced, could be the next V-Lux model

By LR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

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Few days ago Panasonic announced a new FZ1000 superzoom camera with 1″sensor, 4k video and 25-400mm f/2.8-4 lens that could be the base for the next V-Lux model (V-Lux 5, unless they change the name to Leica V type xxx).

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Leica’s official response to AppCam’s allegations

By LR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

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This is the official response I received from Leica Camera on the allegations that the new T mirrorless camera was somehow based on the AppCam OS concept:

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Another Leica lens price increase coming on July 1st

By LR admin | Published: June 11, 2014

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Leica will have another price increase on July 1st on almost all medium format S lenses, the APO-Summicron-M 50mm ASPH lens and the Silverline binoculars. Here are the details:

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Leica Store San Francisco to open on June 30th

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2014

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The new Leica Store in San Francisco will open on June 30th, 2014. The exact address is 463 Bush St. (almost directly across from the Dragon Gate, the entrance to China town). As you look into the store, the products will be on the left side (roughly north) and the gallery will be on the right side (roughly south). Here are few additional images of the ongoing constructions:

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