After B&H there is another store that has listed the Leica C-Lux 3 as discontinued and is sending us for a Leica C-Lux 4 wild goose chase (there is no C-Lux 4 listed on that website yet):
The Leica C-Lux 4 and a new Leica 35mm Summilux lens are definitely coming soon, the question is: will there be something else?
“Created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, we’ve created five soft-sided shoulder bags in our new Retrospective™ series. Designed for the professional photographer that wants to remain inconspicuous in any situation, the three shoulder bags’ and two lens changer bags’ retro look mixes “Old-School” with “New-School” that is a throwback to the days when bags where visually simple but highly functional.”
Update: the X1 is sold out.
Leica X1 is in stock right now @ OneCall (free shipping):
Amazon has the Leica M9 in stock for $9,999.99 (sold by Willoughby’s):
Ebay has a Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH auction with a current price of $2,700.00.
As already promised, Apple today released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 with support for Leica M9 and X1.More info and download link available here.
Leica 35mm Summilux 1.4 lens is listed as discontinued on a dealer’s price list. Some dealers already have waiting lists.
Full press release:
Leica will host first-ever series of experiential seminars on M and S-Systems
February 23, 2010 – (Allendale, NJ) – Leica Camera announced today that it will bring the latest and newest Leica products to major North American cities as part of the first-ever Leica North American Road Show. Leica’s product specialists will visit 26 cities over the course of 14 weeks; the road show will commence on March 18, 2010 in Miami, Florida and conclude on June 23, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. The series is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of and familiarity with the M and S Systems.
The series will be equally valuable for amateur photographers who enjoy the best and finest as well as professional photographers who demand excellence in image quality and incomparable ease-of-use. Each participant will have access to experienced Leica photographers who can deepen their photographic abilities and enhance their shooting experience.
Topics covered during the Leica M and S-Events will include camera and lens orientation; troubleshooting and maintenance; understanding the digital imaging process; configuring your computer; organizing and storing your images; Adobe Lightroom introduction; color management introduction and methods to produce better work in less time.
Participants to the M Event will have the unprecedented opportunity to become intimately familiar with the acclaimed Leica M9, the world’s smallest full-frame digital rangefinder camera and the M-System, including Leica’s newest lenses, the 18mm/f3.8, 50mm/f0.95 and the 24mm/f3.8. The S Event will showcase the exceptional offerings of the S-System, the defining instrument for fashion, beauty, advertising, landscapes, portraits and still photography, in addition to offering its participants the opportunity to take photographs.
The M Event will cost $99 per participant; the S Event will cost $149 per participant. Each participant will receive a voucher equal to the workshop fee, which can be used towards the purchase of a brand new serialized M or S Leica product from an authorized North American Leica dealer. For additional information and to sign up, please visit www.leica-camera.us/news
New Leica flagship store is coming soon in Hong Kong. It will be located in the Time Square mall in Causeway Bay. The store is already listed in the mall directory as “coming soon”.
