Photographer Shunpei Osugi holding a Leica inside Leica Retailer Kyoto, the place his exhibition for ‘I see this world with Leica‘ is at present being held.

For those who thought Leica had been costly already, you may need to pad your digital camera financial savings account a bit of extra for those who reside in Japan. Leica Japan has introduced (translated) it is going to increase the costs of choose Leica merchandise beginning Might tenth.

Leica Japan has offered a really complete listing of the value will increase, embedded under, however the normal enhance is between 3% and 15% relying on the product. In contrast to current worth enhance bulletins from different digital camera producers, Leica doesn’t present any specific causes for upping the value. Nevertheless it’s in all probability secure to imagine elevated transportation and uncooked materials costs have had an have an effect on on the corporate’s backside line.

Under is the complete (untranslated) doc displaying the value enhance for every product:

We have now contacted Leica to see if this worth enhance will prolong to different areas and can replace the article accordingly after we obtain a response.

Leica’s assertion:

Leica Digital camera Japan Co., Ltd. will revise the product worth from Might 10, 2022 (Tuesday).

* Some merchandise usually are not topic to revision.

Merchandise ordered from the Leica On-line Retailer after Might tenth (Tuesday) will likely be delivered at a brand new worth.

We look ahead to your continued patronage of Leica merchandise.

Click on right here for an inventory of price-revised merchandise