Several stores, including the Leica store in Rome (see pictures above), received a very limited stock of the new Leica M camera. As of today, no delivery was made in the US. Amazon currently shows one black M camera in stock from a third party reseller, but this could be a mistake. B&H has removed the estimated delivery date of April 30 from their website.
Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates are now available with support for the new Leica M. Download links:
Ming Thein published his review of the Leica M type 240 rangefinder which includes many sample images – definitely worth reading/seeing if you are considering purchasing the camera. A quote from the review:
Leica Camera published several photographs on their blog taken in Kyrgyzstan with R telephoto lenses on the new M rangefinder.
LHSA announced the details for their Spring Photo Shoot in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
Registration is open for the LHSA Spring Photo Shoot in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida April 17-20, 2013! Documentary photographer and Leica Medal of Excellence recipient Maggie Steber will make a presentation at the Saturday evening dinner. Info was sent to all members last week. Registration should be completed by March 15. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions.
In an email to a customer, Leica Camera confirmed that they are working on a new firmware update for the M8 digital rangefinder that will support the new Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens (currently shipping in the US for $7,195.00).
I received some information that the Leica M release date has been delayed. B&H also recently changed the expected availability date to April 30, 2013 (previously, the shipping date was February 28).
