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The latest Leica headlines

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

I had limited Internet access in the past few days. Here is a quick update of the latest Leica related news:

Leica announced the winners of the Oskar Barnack Award 2012. See all images here.
Leica plans to open a total of 200 stores worldwide by 2016. Currently there are 37 Leica operated stores. New locations in New York and Miami are coming by the end of this summer. See also this article on “Why Leica is opening so many stores“.
Many Leica M lenses are in stock right now:

Leica Summilux-M 24mm f/1.4 ASPH
Leica Super-Elmar-M 18mm f/3.8 ASPH
Leica Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH
Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2.0
Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH
Leica Summarit-M 35mm f/2.5
Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0
Leica Summarit-M 50mm f/2.5
Leica Summarit-M 75mm f/2.5
Leica Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2.0 ASPH – Black
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2.0 ASPH – Silver

KEH camera is now on eBay with a large selection of used Leica gear.
Magnum Photographer Jacob Aue Sobol shoots with the Leica M Monochrom (video):

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Leica S system updates

By LR admin | Published: June 14, 2012

The latest updates on the Leica S system:

Starting from October 2012, Leica Camera will gradually introduce five new central shutter (CS) lenses for the S system: Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH, Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH, Summarit-S 70 mm f/2.5 ASPH, APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120 mm f/2.5 and the APO-Tele-Elmar-S 180 mm f/3.5.

Leica also introduced the Leica Case S (available from June, 2012). The case provides space for following products:

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Leica is looking for M9 firmware testers

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2012

Leica is currently looking for M9 firmware testers. As previously reported, Leica is expected to release another M9 firmware update to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues for newer models like the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.

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Leitz Park in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: June 9, 2012

Some new images of the upcoming Leitz Park in Wetzlar found on Leica’s Facebook page:

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Leica X2 now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: June 7, 2012

The new Leica X2 is now in stock at B&H:

Update: B&H sold out, but Dale Photo and Digital has both black and silver Leica X2 cameras in stock.

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Leica M Monochrom, X2 updates

By LR admin | Published: June 6, 2012

At some point Leica considered a sliding cover for the LCD on the M Monochrome – this is probably where the early rumors about a M camera without LCD came from. If the M9-M is a success, Leica may implement black and white sensors in other cameras/models.
Comparison between Leica M6 with Tri-X film and the new Leica Monochrome (NSFW).
Leica APO-Summicron-M 50/2 ASPH review by Ming Thein.
Leica X2 review by Adorama.
Amazon now lists the Leica X2 with a release date of June 30th:

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Another firmware update for Leica M9 coming soon?

By LR admin | Published: June 2, 2012

Leica is planning to release another firmware update for the M9 to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues. The new update will probably address new SD cards that were announced after the last 1.176 firmware update. Some readers have reported problems with the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.

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