The silver version of the Leica 28mm Summicro-M ASPH lens (#11661) is now discontinued. B&H and Amazon still has them in stock (Adorama is out of stock). If you had plans to buy this lens, now would be a good time to do so. FYI the 50mm Summicron-M silver version (#11816) was discontinued back in [...]
This is the response a LUF member got from Leica when he sent his Leica M8 for repair: “Shutter fault in C-Mode this is a bug inside the firmware and should be gone with the next firmware update. New firmware is being tested now and as soon as we have the ok, it will be available [...]
LFI magazine released an iPhone/iPad app that is available for free at the app store. The app contains a collection of images from the Leica S2, M8, M9 and X1 cameras:
Interview with Stefan Daniel, Division Manager, Product Management at Leica Camera AG. Leica M mount adapter for Sony E mount now available in Japan: Pictures from the new Leica store in Hong Kong and a video of the Leica Boutique which opened in Willoughby’s (NYC): Leica Boutique from leica camera on Vimeo.
Adobe Lightroom 3 is already officially available (pre-order from Amazon or buy directly from Adobe). Leica S2, M9 and X1 included a free license of Lightroom 2 and now it seems that if you have not used your licence to download version 2 you may be able to get version 3 directly – this is [...]
