Handcrafted Wood Leica Toy

Submitted by Double Negative on March 4, 2015 - 9:08am

Check out this Leica, handcrafted out of wood! Considered a toy (not a collectible), it has a lot of neat details, such a viewfinder you can look through, a spring-loaded shutter button and two lenses that you can actually swap - as they're held on by magnets. You can find them in various Leica stores across Europe (such as the Leica Shop in Vienna) for 60€ ($67 USD). Foto Henny Hoogeveen (a Dutch camera store and Leica shop in Lisse) originally posted it on their own Facebook page, which we shared also - but we're re-posting here for posterity. Read more below for additional photos!

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The End is Nigh: Leica Edition

Submitted by Double Negative on March 3, 2015 - 3:02pm

The title is somewhat tongue in cheek of all those that have forecast Apple Inc. as going the way of the dinosaur Any Day Now(TM) over the years. However, the sudden change of Leica Camera AG's CEO from Alfred Schopf, who's been in the position since August of 2010 - to Oliver Kaltner effective April 1, 2015 - is just another signal that things are not well currently. Read more below...

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Zeiss ZM Lenses - $100 Off!

Submitted by Double Negative on March 3, 2015 - 2:01pm

You've probably heard of the fairly extensive line of Zeiss ZM lenses by now. In fact, we've reviewed four of them here; the Biogon T* 2,8/25 ZM, Biogon T* 2/35 ZM, C Sonnar T* 1,5/50 ZM and Planar T* 2/50 ZM. Just yesterday we posted about an index of technical articles that Zeiss has published over the years... Well, now you can get them on sale with $100 off!

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Blackstone to Oust Leica CEO Schopf

Submitted by Double Negative on March 2, 2015 - 2:11pm

Manager Magazine Online in Germany has an interesting article called "Blackstone to End Cozniness at Camera Manufacturer Leica" (in German) which could mean is the end for current CEO Alfred Schopf. The recent Head of Marketing Leica hired, Oliver Kaltner - is tipped to take the reigns. Read more below for details and update!

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