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  May 13, 2020
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  August 2, 2018
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- Night Shooting with the Leica S (Typ 007)
  David Farkas
  January 9, 2018
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  January 6, 2017
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  August 31, 2023
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  April 22, 2020
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  David Farkas
  April 9, 2020
  16
- Leica Binoculars: The Ultimate Buying Guide
  Kirsten Vignes
  October 11, 2018
  5
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  Josh Lehrer
  July 27, 2018
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  July 13, 2019
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  December 3, 2018
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  David Farkas
  September 30, 2018
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- Photokina 2018: The Leica CL and Future of APS-C
  David Farkas
  September 30, 2018
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- Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System
  David Farkas
  September 30, 2018
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  September 30, 2018
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  May 19, 2019
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  August 19, 2026
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  February 15, 2026
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  June 17, 2025
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  June 6, 2024
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  May 16, 2021
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  May 27, 2018
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  November 13, 2014
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  Kirsten Vignes
  May 27, 2018
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- Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q
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  March 23, 2016
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- Travels through Morocco with the Leica S
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  March 10, 2016
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- Photographing the Atacama Desert with the Leica S (Typ 006)
  Albert Knapp, MD
  January 29, 2015
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  Jonathan Slack
  January 16, 2015
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