Leica Rumors

Leica ‘Birdie”

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2011

Of course this is not an official Leica commercial:

LEICA ‘BIRDIE” from Philip Escobar Jung on Vimeo via Leica Russia

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And the winner is…

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2011

The winner of the ThinkTank Photo Retrospective 5 bag is Zachary. Congratulations! You will be one of the first to own this bag, since it is not yet available for sale.

There were 524 entries for this giveaway. I selected the winner by running a SQL script that randomly picked one of the 524 comments (I also made sure there were no duplicate entries). Thanks to ThinkTank Photo for sponsoring this giveaway.

I will have another cool giveaway next week. Stay tuned.

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Zeiss Ikon SW rangefinder discontinued

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2011

The Zeiss Ikon SW (Super Wide) rangefinder is now listed as “no longer available” on B&H website.

The Super Wide Ikon version doesn’t have a optical viewfinder and is mainly used with wide angle lenses (zone focusing). The SW model was announced during Photokina 2006. The Zeiss Ikon rangefinder with a viewfinder is still available for sale.

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New Leica Store in Rome

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2011

New Leica store will open in Rome on April 21st, 2011:

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Nauticam announced NA-LX5 underwater housing compatible with Leica D-Lux 5 camera

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2011

Today Nauticam announced the NA-LX5 underwater housing compatible with the Leica D-Lux 5 camera. A spacer for the D-lux 5 is available as an optional accessory. The housing has a depth rating of 75 meters. The price is $950 and will start shipping on April 22, 2011.