News and Announcements

Leica M Monochrom Firmware Update 1.002 Released

June 5, 2013

Leica has released their first firmware update for the Leica M Monochrom, version 1.002. The firmware update offers the following improvements: Bugfix to improve stability in “Discreet-Mode Linguistic i...

Leica Announces S-Adapter-C for Contax 645 Lenses

David Farkas

May 31, 2013

Today, Leica has announced the Leica S-Adapter-C, which allows Contax 645 AF lenses to be mounted on a Leica S system camera (S2, S2-P, or S typ 006) with full functionality, including auto focus and aper...

Leica Mini M Coming June 11

David Farkas

May 23, 2013

Leica just posted this teaser on their website for a new camera. The "Mini M" doesn't have an official name yet, but is shown sitting between the new M Typ 240 and the X2, which Leica apparently classifies as the Micro M. The announcement is set for June 11 ...

Leica Store Miami + Adam Marelli: Prague Photography Workshop

David Farkas

May 7, 2013

This summer Leica Store Miami is teaming up with photographer and workshop leader Adam Marelli for an unforgettable photographic experience in Prague, Czech Republic. Adam Marelli is a New York City-based ar...

New: Leica S Right Angle Finder by M. Leibfritz

David Farkas

April 25, 2013

Today, we received a unique new product to test, which Dale Photo & Digital has now made available for sale: the Leica S Right Angle Finder. Prior to discovering this product, there was no reasonable way ...

Leica Announces Price Increases for May 1, 2013

David Farkas

April 1, 2013

Today, Leica has announced that there will be price increases on a number of products from the M, S, and compact camera product line. The new prices will be in effect on May 1, 2013. The major affected items: Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH CS - $7,...

Grand Opening Weekend at Leica Store Miami

David Farkas

March 18, 2013

Leica Store Miami is kicking off its Grand Opening later this week with Leica Akademie photo walks during the day and talks by Magnum photographers in the evenings. With a store featuring just about every singl...

Leica Photo Adventure: Florida Keys Everglades

David Farkas

March 8, 2013

If you read Red Dot Forum or have an interest in Leica-related news, you know that Dale Photo & Digital recently had the privilege of opening Leica Store Miami, one of the first Leica store locations in...

The Leica M (Typ 240) Begins Shipping in the United States

David Farkas

February 28, 2013

At long last, the all-new Leica M (typ 240) has begun shipping in the United States. This highly anticipated camera was announced by Leica at Photokina in September of 2012 and features a host of improvements from the hugely successful M9 that should mak...

Leica S-System Demo Weekend at Leica Store Miami

David Farkas

February 15, 2013

As many of our readers know, Dale Photo & Digital is opening Leica Store Miami, which will be one of the premiere Leica store locations in the world. It features a 1,000 square foot gallery, workshop/studio s...

Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Now Shipping in the USA

Josh Lehrer

January 31, 2013

Today, we received the official word from Leica USA that the highly anticipated Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, originally announced at Leica's May 10, 2012 event, is now shipping in the United State...

Leica S CS Lens Upgrade Program Finalized

Josh Lehrer

January 22, 2013

Today Leica has made an official statement on the status of the CS lens upgrade program (the lenses which allow you to sync with external flashes at 1/1000th of a second instead of the current 1/125th) for Leica S system lenses. As the CS lenses begin to s...