News and Announcements

Leica Extends Promotions on M (Typ 240) and M Lenses

January 13, 2015

Today, Leica has announced that it is extending current promotions on the M (Typ 240) bodies and most M lenses until March 31, 2015. The promotions were originally set to expire on January 31, 2015. On M bodies...

Leica Announces Instant Savings on M Monochrom

Josh Lehrer

January 13, 2015

Today, Leica has announced an instant savings promotion of $750 on the Leica M Monochrom in both black and silver chrome. The savings are applied instantly to the purchase of a brand new Monochrom camera. The p...

Leica Announces Price Increases for 2015

Josh Lehrer

January 2, 2015

Leica Camera has announced new pricing on certain products for 2015. For all sport optics products, the new pricing is in effect immediately. For photography equipment, the new pricing goes into effect on February 1, 2015.Below is a list of the photography...

Leica Announces T Firmware Update 1.3

Josh Lehrer

December 18, 2014

Today, Leica Camera has announced a firmware update for the Leica T (Typ 701): version 1.3. The firmware update enhances functionality and improves performance along with changing a few menu settings.The ne...

Leica Responds to Sensor Issue in M9, M9-P, M-E and M Monochrom

David Farkas

December 10, 2014

Leica has issued an official statement regarding the sensor corrosion issue on the Truesense KAF-18500 sensor used in the M9, M9-P, M-E and M Monochrom. Basically, the issue is that if the coating on the cover ...

Leica M Edition “Leica 60” Unboxing

David Farkas

November 26, 2014

The Leica M Edition "Leica 60" became the darling of this past Photokina. Leica had the audacity to launch a digital camera with no LCD screen and no menus, epitomizing Leica's rallying cry of Das Wesentliche, the essentials. Commemorating 60 years since the i...

Help Us Make Red Dot Forum Better and Win a Leica Swag Bag

David Farkas

November 24, 2014

We'd love to get your feedback on how you like Red Dot Forum, our new site design and our content. We also welcome your feedback on how we can make the site even better. Please take a couple of minutes to answe...

Leica X Edition Moncler Unboxing

David Farkas

November 21, 2014

Leica Store Miami received its first delivery of the limited edition Leica X Edition Moncler today, so we had an opportunity to do a little special edition unboxing. Enjoy. Click on the thumbnails below to ente...

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) now shipping in the USA

David Farkas

November 20, 2014

The first batch of the highly anticipated Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) has just started to ship in the United States. Leica Store Miami expects to have the cameras in stock tomorrow (Friday, November 21), so if you place a pre-order online today, your order will ship...

Adobe Lightroom 5.7 Released with Support for New Leica Cameras

Josh Lehrer

November 19, 2014

Today, Adobe released the latest version of its popular image editing software, Lightroom 5.7. This update adds support for the following Leica Cameras:Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) Leica X ...

New Firmware Released For Leica M8, M9, M9-P, M-E, M Monochrom, M (Typ 240) and M-P (Typ 240)

David Farkas

November 15, 2014

Leica has released updated firmware for all digital M camera models from the M8 to the M-P (Typ 240) in order to support the recently announced updated line of Summarit-M lenses. Hopefully, this means that the ...

Leica Announces Instant Savings Vouchers on M (Typ 240) and Select M Lenses

Josh Lehrer

November 14, 2014

Beginning Saturday, November 15, 2014 and running through January 31, 2015, Leica Camera is offering a $750 instant voucher towards the purchase of a brand new Leica M (Typ 240) in black or silver chrome, and a $250 instant voucher towards the purchase of near...