Leica Camera Japan will release a new “Leica X2 Red Leather” camera to commemorate the first anniversary of the Leica Daimaru Shinsaibashi store. Only 20 pieces will be produced. The price will be ¥273,000 (around $2,600). The camera will be released on March 1st, 2014.
Via DC.watch
The Leica Mayfair store is celebrating 100 years of Leica camera and the opening of Leitz Park with few special offers on selected products (valid till March 31st). Here are the details:
Update: similar offers are also available in Japan.
The Leica Store Miami has the Leica SCA adapter set in stock for the multifunctional handgrip M (currently also in stock at Amazon). Some additional pictures of the adapter set with a Leica M camera and SF58 flash ($629):
Second part of the interview that Leica Akademie Italy has made with Joel Meyerowitz in Milan, in which the American master talks about the Leica M, a camera that has been his tool of choice for street photography in the ’60 and ’70, and that today is his companion for daily shooting.
You can watch the first video here.
→ If you have already purchased the “Work your Leica M” e-book from blurb, you can now download also the PDF file for free. More details on how to do this can be found here.
→ The Leica store in Berlin is selling an unusual Monochrom camera with a red dot (€9,800/$13,500). They also have a Monochrome prototype listed for €14,000/$19,000:
→ Few weeks ago Amateurphotographer reported an interesting story on a photographer being reunited with his Leica camera after 30 years:
New products from classiccases.co.uk: their new Leica M240 case can fit a ThumbsUp attached to the camera. The new cases also have a choice of standard half case or half case with a flap to cover the rear screen. ClassicCases is also offering ‘A la Carte’ orders for customers with specific requests, for example a black M240 case with red stitching. Additional product images:
From 16x9inc.com – the Leica Summicron-C cinema lenses are now shipping:
16×9 Inc., distributor of professional film and digital products, is proud to bring you the Leica Summicron-C lenses. Following the overwhelming success of the Leica Summilux-C lenses, the Summicron-C lenses deliver exceptional engineering and unsurpassed craftsmanship to the world of cinematography. The Leica Summicron-C family offers six focal lengths (all T2.0): 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm. With the introduction of the Summicron-C lenses, Leica offers a superior lens to the competition at an even lower price.
