According to this forum thread, the German version of latest LFI magazine mentioned in the preview section that the next issue, scheduled to be released in the 3rd week of June, will have some details on “new and updated versions” of some Leica products.
This Kate Spade Pocomo Gwen bag will not fit a Leica M camera inside, but shows that even the fashion world finds inspiration in a classical Leica rangefinder design.
Via PurseBlog
On May 4th, 2011, Leica Camera AG opened two new stores in Seoul, Korea. Here are some images from the ribbon cutting ceremonies:
On Tuesday Leica Store Mayfair announced two digiscoping adaptors for Leica X1 and D-Lux 5 cameras. Those are not really new products (see this post from October, 2010) but I guess Leica is now starting to ship them:
Justin Guariglia, Photographer for National Geographic Traveler Magazine from leica camera on Vimeo.
Raised in an artsy suburb of New York City and exposed to art, Venetian architecture and photography in his formative years, Justin Guariglia has had a lifelong passion for documentary photography and Leica M cameras that eventually led to a distinguished career as a magazine and travel photographer. His wanderlust has taken him and his cameras all over the world, but he has settled in Asia, a vast region he has revealed with an incisive and compassionate eye in stunning books and splendid feature articles in major magazines including cover stories in National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian. Here is Justin Guariglia’s exclusive interview with Leica Camera.
Leica X1 and Leica M9 cameras will be available for loan on-site at the New York Photo Festival for a photographic scavenger hunt in Brooklyn. The full details:
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| Share your photographic story with images of unmatched brilliance. Leica Camera invites patrons to channel their inner artist and experience photography with two of the world’s finest cameras, the Leica X1 and M9, throughout the duration of the New York Photo Festival. Leica is synonymous with superlative German engineering and a special culture of the picture and represents mastery in optics and mechanics, high-quality design and outstanding craftsmanship. The Leica X1 delivers the best picture quality among compact cameras and features a professional CMOS sensor that is as large as those in high-quality SLRs combined with an exceptional Leica lens. As the world’s smallest full frame digital camera, the Leica M9 carries the proud heritage of the Leica M system into the digital age. | |
