Yearly Archives: 2011

SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens with Leica M mount announced

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement: The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value Some […]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year and thanks for being a reader! Those were the most popular LeicaRumors posts for 2011: Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX 5 image comparison Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 comparison review Leica M10 camera concept Some interesting thoughts on the Leica M10 (29MP sensor, hybrid viewfinder, live view, video recording, MAESTRO processor?) […]

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for December 2011

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for December 2011: Brief history of Leica Camera AG Leica V-Lux 3 camera is now officially announced RED camera + Leica M lenses “The Thumbie” is a cheaper alternative to ThumbsUp Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free Leica V-Lux […]

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How (not) to paint your Leica M9 pink

Watch this horrifying video where Kai from DigitalRev paints a Leica M9 camera pink:

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Leica V-Lux 3 now in stock

The new Leica V-Lux 3 camera is now in stock at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and Popflash.

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Happy Holidays!

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Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free

You can download the old 2005 version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free at this link. This 223 page version does not contain any images and it’s available as a free download with the permission of the author. Erwin Puts released a new new version of this book in August 2011.

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Please welcome our new sponsor – Camera Electronic, a Leica dealer from Australia

Please welcome our new sponsor Camera Electronic who is an authorized Leica dealer in Australia. It seems that there is no shortage of Leica equipment at Camera Electronic in Australia – this is what they have in stock right now: Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron […]

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