Monthly Archives: January 2010

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2010

By LR admin | Published: January 20, 2010
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Not sure why this news is everywhere today, since the official press release has been available since December 2009 but anyway, here it is: the Leica Oskar Barnack Award is now accepting entries – visit the official website for more information.

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An open letter to Leica from LL

By LR admin | Published: January 20, 2010

Very interesting open letter to Leica from Luminous-Landscape. A “must read”.

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New Voigtländer 12mm F5.6 lens for M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 20, 2010
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Today Cosina announced a new lens Voigtländer 12mm F5.6 lens for m-mount. The lens was already listed on their website for few days. Specs: Focal length / 12mm Lens / 8 groups of 10 sheets Minimum Aperture / F22 Angle / 121 ° Number of diaphragm blades / 9 Photos Minimum focusing distance / 0.5m [...]

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Leica X1 seems to be delayed till February after all

By LR admin | Published: January 19, 2010
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The initial Leica X1 February delay report turns out to be true – today B&H updated the Leica X1 availability from January 2010 to February 2010:

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Three new Leica limited editions: 60th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2010
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Three new limited edition Leicas will be introduced for the 60th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China (click on image to enlarge). Leica D-Lux 4: Leica MP and 50mm Lux: Leica M8.2 body only: Source

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