Going back to the new Leica travel website which seems to be based on a regular WordPress installation. If you look at one of the pictures uploaded on that site, the EXIF data shows “Leica V-Lux 20”: Now, this name is slightly different from the expected Leica C-Lux 20, so I am not really sure […]
My guess about the new Leica website is that it is launched in connection with the upcoming point and shoot camera Leica C-Lux 20. The C-Lux 20 will be based on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 which already has GPS geo-tagging capabilities. Look at the pictures on the site – they are not “M or S material”. Of […]
The new site is located at travel.leica-camera.com and it displays geo-tagged pictures taken with Leica cameras and a brief story about the photo and the photographer.
Just received an email newsletter from ReallyRightStuff – they are working on a custom plate for the Leica M8/M9 with an optional grip. Here are the details: “Due to popular demand, Really Right Stuff is creating a custom plate for the Leica M8 and M9 cameras. This new Leica plate will be unlike any other ever […]
The latest rumor: in the next 30 days Leica will release a new point and shoot camera that will be based on the Panasonic ZS7 model (Leica will create its own housing for the new camera). The rumored model name will be Leica C-Lux 20. This is not really a surprise, since the Leica C-Lux 3 model has […]
An update on the latest Leica news: Leica prices in Canada dropped due to the strong Canadian dollar. The new price for the M9 in Canada is now 7195.00 CAD. Seen on eBay: LTM M39 Lens to LEICA M Camera (50-75mm) adapter with 6 bit for Leica M8/M9.
I was curious to see how the new iPad from Apple will handle compressed DNG files from the M9. I transferred 84 photos (each 18.3MB in size) via iTunes and the results are illustrated in the video below – I did not see any delay rendering the pictures whatsoever. The iPad has a 9.7-inch, 768×1024 […]
