Monthly Archives: January 2011

Ricoh to announce Leica lens unit for the GXR system

By LR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

Rumors about a Leica mount cartridge for the Ricoh GRX system have been floating around for a while. A prototype was shown at the CP+ show last year. AP just broke the news that the unit is about to be announced – it will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter. [...]

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Auto lens cap for Leica X1

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2011
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I just noticed that eBay also has auto lens cap for the Leica X1 (see D-Lux 5 auto lens cap). Several different resellers are offering them for around $30 incl. free shipping. Here are some other Leica X1 accessories found on eBay: 49mm lens adapter tube for Leica X1 (aluminum) Lens armor UV filter Various leather cases for Leica X1

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New Leica S2 grid focusing screen

By LR admin | Published: January 28, 2011
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This new Leica S2 focusing screen will start shipping soon to authorized dealers: The current Leica S2 universal focusing screen does not have grid lines.

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Leica V-Lux 20 deal at Adorama

By LR admin | Published: January 27, 2011
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When you purchase a Leica V-Lux 20 camera from Adorama, you will also get a free V-Lux 20 leather case (value $125),  leather SD card holder (value $35) and a free additional Leica battery:

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Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX 5 image comparison

By LR admin | Published: January 27, 2011
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The Leica D-Lux 5 and Panasonic LX5 are basically identical cameras manufactured by Panasonic in Japan. The Leica version has a more clean design (no grip and labels). The rest of the differences are: LX5 comes with Silkpix Studio (retails for $100), has one year warranty and costs $400. The D-Lux 5 comes with Adobe Lightroom (retails for around $260, currently [...]

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