Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium set selected as best camera by Travel+Leisure design awards

By LR admin | Published: February 29, 2012

Leica Camera selected as one of 19 winners in the eighth annual competition recognizing standout hotels, museums, retail spaces, travel products and more

Allendale, NJ (February 29, 2012) – Leica Camera, Inc., the legendary German camera manufacturer, has been bestowed a Travel + Leisure Design Award for the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium Set, a special edition in the highly successful D-Lux line. Honored in the category of “Best Camera,” the D-Lux 5 Titanium Set has been selected as one of 19 winners in the eighth annual competition and joins an elite group of standout new products, buildings and destinations that embody the many ways in which thoughtful design enhances and defines the travel experience. The winners of the Travel + Leisure Design Awards are featured in the magazine’s March issue, now on newsstands, and can be viewed online at   http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tl-design-awards.

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Leica S2 shoots bursting bubbles… and more (NSFW)

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2012

Shoot The Centerfold decided to use a Leica S2 for their bubble bursting shoot. You can see some sample images here (video, links and images are NSFW):

So why look any  further? It’s Leica. And even though I had never shot a single frame with Leica, what is there not to like about Leica? After all, it’s a legendary German-quality camera. Just like German cars and their famous beer, everybody knows that if the land of wiener schnitzel, lederhosen and pretzels has something to do with it, it’s bound to be quality. They’re well made and come with hefty price tag, too, but as they say, “You get what you pay for,” right? A few of my friends have Leica’s and all I ever hear from them, besides their stories of beer-drinking adventures in Munich, is how “wunderbar” their Leica cameras are.

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New Leica store in Cracow, Poland

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2012
Leica store Cracow Poland

Leica store in Cracow, Poland

A new Leica store was opened on February 23rd in Cracow, Poland (Sławkowska 26th Street).

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The 21st WestLicht camera auction will take place on May 12th, 2012

By LR admin | Published: February 23, 2012
Leica 0-Serie

Leica 0-Serie © WestLicht Photographica Auction

A selection of around 500 cameras, lenses and accessories of the highest level will be presented for sale at the 21st auction on 12th of May, 2012. Among them are many important pieces that will appeal to institutional collections and private collectors alike, who equally have a sense for something unique.

The absolute highlight is an exemplar of the Leica 0-Series. Only 25 pieces of these cameras were produced by Leitz in 1923, to test the market for 35mm cameras. Another exemplar of the 0-Series attained a world-record breaking price for cameras of 1.320.000 EUR at the 19th WestLicht Auction last year (the estimate price this time is 600,000 – 800,000 EUR).

Leica M3 gold

Leica M3 gold © WestLicht Photographica Auction

Among the top-lots in addition to this, is one of only two Leica M3 cameras that was officially gold plated by Leitz (estimate 70.000 – 90.000 EUR).

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Leica Camera announces lecture series featuring photojournalist Peter Turnley

By LR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

LEICA CAMERA ANNOUNCES LECTURE SERIES FEATURING PHOTOJOURNALIST PETER TURNLEY

“Moments of the Human Condition” provides rare glimpse into history’s iconic images

Allendale, NJ (February 23, 2012) – Leica Camera, Inc. announces a new Leica Lecture Series titled “Moments of the Human Condition” featuring internationally acclaimed Photojournalist Peter Turnley. Offering a unique look into the life and work of one of the world’s preeminent photojournalists, this Leica Lecture Series is free to the public and includes stops in Austin, TX on April 18, 2012, Washington, D.C. in May 2012 and New York, NY in October 2012. Throughout the past three decades, Turnley has viewed history’s most critical events, much through the lens of a Leica: from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe to the devastation at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 and most recently, the turning point in the Egyptian Revolution. These lectures allow participants to not only view these iconic photographs but also hear the stories behind the images that have shaped our views of world history.

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Leica & Magnum: “Photographs from the Streets of Chicago” by Alex Webb

By LR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

Leica & Magnum: Photographs from the Streets of Chicago by Alex Webb from Leica Camera on Vimeo.

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My Leica M9 sensor cracked today

By LR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

I’ve read about it online, but I never thought it will happen to me – the sensor of my Leica M9 cracked today. I cannot link the crack to anything I did nor to any extreme weather conditions. My M9 was probably from the first batch of cameras that came in the US and it’s still under warranty, so it’s not that big of a deal. I guess it will be a Leica MP time for the next couple of weeks. This is how the sensor crack looks when you take a shot:

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