Leica Rumors

Leica M9 and M9-P cameras now with up to $1,500 discount

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

After the first price reduction, the Leica M9 and M9-P cameras are now further discounted on amazon.com:

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Leica presents “Personal Best for Leica” by Elliott Erwitt

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Elliott Erwitt will be part of Leica’s “Visual Gallery” in Photokina. From October 12 the “Personal Best for Leica” collection will be on display at various Leica galleries parallel with his new book “Elliott Erwitt XXL Special Edition” (update: the price of the book on Amazon is now set to $1,629.15):

Here is the full press release (Google translation):

Solms (ots) – The renowned American Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt has curated for the Leica Camera AG is an exclusive collection of his most famous photographs. The 50 pictures comprehensive collection for the first time at Photokina in the photo exhibition of 18 to 23 September 2012 exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Hall 1 of the Cologne fair – and then shown around the world in all Leica Galleries.

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Leica D-Lux 6 and Leica V-Lux 4 images

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

The upcoming Leica D-Lux 6 and V-Lux 4 cameras are exactly what you would expect them to be.

The new models are based on the Panasonic LX7 and FZ200 cameras and will probably be announced on September 17th, 2012. The expected specs are:

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This is the MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC lens

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2012

Some additional details on the new MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC lens for Leica M mount and is now accepting pre-orders at ¥65,000 (around $830):

“It has a 2 layer multicoating on Tantalum glass. The German made iris is smooth with no click stops. It is a circular centre 14 blade iris, which should make for some very interesting and soft effects. The lens itself feels solid and has a nice weight of 190g on its own, or 220g as the set (hood and caps). The powder coated hood looks great on the lens too.”

Lens specifications: