Monthly Archives: November 2010

Leica X1 black “Jochen Rindt” limited edition

For the 40th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s death, the Leica Shop in Vienna presents the Leica X1 Edition ‘Jochen Rindt’. Only 68 cameras of this limited edition are produced and the price is 2,150 EUR. The camera comes with an original photograph of Jochen Rindt by Peter Coeln taken six days before his tragic crash in [...]

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Leica D-Lux 5 Red Bull Illume limited edition

The Leica D-Lux 5 Red Bull Illume will be the first limited edition of this camera: “The Red Bull Illume Limited Edition is the first ever camera made by Leica to be dedicated to a photography award. These specially handcrafted, meticulously manufactured special editions are only made by Leica to mark historical occasions and are always [...]

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Leica D-Lux 4 vs. D-Lux 5: ISO comparison (part 2)

This is the second part of my Leica D-Lux 4 vs. D-Lux 5 comparison (see part 1). For today’s ISO comparison, both cameras were setup at aperture priority and 24mm f/2. All images were shot in RAW and then cropped and converted to jpg in Lightroom without any post processing (click on image for larger [...]

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Kodak announces new 29MP full frame CCD sensor

I already posted this yesterday on PhotoRumors, but I think it will be of interest for the Leica crowd: few days ago Kodak announced a new 29MP full frame CCD sensor. Here are some of the characteristics of the new sensor (model name KAI-29050): The sensor is “the highest resolution CCD image sensor based on Interline Transfer technology” [...]

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This exotic Leica M9 case costs over $1600

This Artisan & Artist case for Leica M9 is made out of crocodile leather. A natural dye process is used in order to preserve the leather quality and indigo color. The price is 136,500¥ (over USD 1600). Via Fotoactualidad

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