News and Announcements

Leica Now Offering 6-Bit Coding for the Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 ASPH

December 20, 2012

Leica has announced that they are now offering customers the ability to have their Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 ASPH lenses 6-bit coded. This is a first for Leica, as previously all 135mm lenses were so...

The New Leica S Begins Shipping in the United States

David Farkas

December 17, 2012

As of today, December 17, 2012 we have received word that the new Leica S cameras have begun shipping in the United States. This is great news for a product that Leica announced in mid September at Phot...

Leica S2 Firmware Update 1.0.4.2 Now Available

Josh Lehrer

December 7, 2012

Today, Leica has released a new firmware update for the S2 and S2-P, version 1.0.4.2. From Leica: Leica Camera has released a new firmware update (FW 1.0.4.2) for the Leica S medium-format system. The firmware update primarily addresses the use of the ...

Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Deliveries Delayed

Josh Lehrer

November 30, 2012

Today, Leica has informed us that the new Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, announced on May 10, has been delayed due to the "extraordinary technical requirements" of this unique lens. Since its announcement...

Leica Compact Camera Photo Walk in South Florida

Leica Store

November 21, 2012

Join Dale Photo & Digital for a Leica compact camera photo walk in South Florida on Saturday, December 1. We will have the full range of Leica compact cameras available to test including the D-Lux 6, V-Lux ...

Ninety Nine Years Leica Book – Now Available, Chronicling Leica’s Cultural Impact

Leica Store

November 20, 2012

At Photokina this year, Leica introduced an incredible new book which assembles images representing the cultural phenomenon that is Leica Camera. This book, called Ninety Nine Years Leica, limited to less than 1,500 copies in North America, is now availabl...

Leica Announces Price Increase for 6-Bit Coding

Leica Store

November 19, 2012

Today, Leica has announced that the price for 6-bit coding an M lens through their service department will increase to $300 (from its existing price of $240). The change goes into effect December 1, 2012. O...

Leica Studio in NYC for Photo Plus Expo

Leica Store

October 22, 2012

If you are going to be in New York City for Photo Plus Expo this year, you can see Leica's full range of products at their booth at the Javits Center, and visit the S Studio for all of the new S-System prod...

VIP Reception | NYC hosted by Dale Photo Digital

Leica Store

October 18, 2012

Join David and Josh from Dale Photo & Digital for an intimate gathering at the Andaz Wall Street Hotel in lower Manhattan for hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and great discussion about Leica cameras and photography. This will be a great opportunity to spend ti...

Leica V-Lux 3 Giveaway

Leica Store

October 2, 2012

In response to your feedback and suggestions, we recently launched a Red Dot Forum Facebook page in order to keep you up-to-date with not only what is happening on Red Dot Forum, but with everything in the Le...

Leica M-E Begins Shipping in the United States

Leica Store

October 1, 2012

Dale Photo & Digital is happy to announce that shipments of the new Leica M-E have begun in the United States! The cameras should begin arriving within the next few days. This is exciting news for those w...

A Few Thoughts on the New Leica M Products

Josh Lehrer

September 17, 2012

After an incredible day of announcements from Leica, there are a slew of new products in the Leica lineup. My thoughts on a few: Leica M: The highly anticipated successor to the hugely popular Leica M9, this looks like a dream come true for me. As...