In March of 2011 Herbert Piel will have a photo exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Solms, Germany.
Herbert Piel was born in 1957. He is a member of the German Photographic Society and the German Leica historical society.
Herbert started taking photographs with his father’s Leica IIIg camera when he was ten year old. In 1975 he bought an old Leica M3 and returned it after two weeks because he was not ready to make the switch to rangefinders. Two weeks later he bought the camera again.
Few days ago, another Leica stores opened in Moscow with a photo exhibition from Anthony Suau (his website is currently blacklisted by Google).
Images via flickr. More pictures from the event available here.
Gizmodo reminded us today that 20 years ago Leica introduced their first digital camera – the S1. For the record, Leica S1 was introduced 14 years ago, in 1996. The original B&H article is a nice read to give us an idea how much technology has progressed in the past 14 years.
Here are some of the Leica S1 specs:
Few more pictures of the Leica S1 after the break (source: eBay).
Continuation of my post from yesterday: the Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens is listed as “Limited stock” in the November 2010 price list sheet that can be downloaded here. The only other item listed as limited stock is the Leica D-Lux 4 (already replaced by D-Lux 5 two months ago).
Update: the Leica 24mm f/2.8 lens is listed as “limited stock” in the latest price list sheet.
The Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical wide angle lens (#11878) is listed as discontinued at B&H:
If you were planning to buy this lens, you can still get it from one of our sponsors:
The black Leica X1 is now shipping in the US and should be available in stores in the next few days.
The soft leather case for Leica D-Lux 5 (#18724) is also in stock in most authorized dealers:
What: Leica day at the Leica Boutique in West Palm Beach
Where: The Pro Shop for Photographers
When: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Leica representative will show the range of Leica products including the LEICA M9 and M lenses, as well as X1, D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2, V-Lux 20, S2 and Leica Sport Optics products. Virtually every M lens currently available will be on display and for sale.
For more Leica events in Palm Beach, visit leixpo.com.
