Monthly Archives: March 2011

Leica opens a new store in Shanghai

By LR admin | Published: March 10, 2011

Yesterday Leica opened a new store in east China’s Shanghai municipality. See the slideshow courtesy of Leica Camera AG:

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Leica M9 + Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 video review

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2011

A quick video review of the Leica M9 + Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 combo from Adorama:

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The cazenove+loyd Leica travel photographer of the year competition 2011

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2011

Cazenove+Loyd partnered with Leica for the their 2011 Leica Travel Photographer of the Year Competition. Terms and conditions of the competition and list of all prices can be found here. More details in the press release below:

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New book: “Leica M Advanced Photo School”

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2011

In addition to the new Leica M9 book here is another new Leica book that is currently available for pre-order – Leica M: Advanced Photo School: “The ultimate Leica guide-written by the company’s top technical expert-now includes the Leica MP. This classic source contains a goldmine of technical information and insider knowledge, and covers Leica’s famed […]

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Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1: the gloves are off

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2011

The first set of comparisons between the Fuji X100 and the Leica X1 is already available on flickr: Sample 1: X100 vs. X1 Sample 2: X100 vs. X1 Sample 3: X100 vs. X1 Sample 4: X100 vs. X1 Sample 5: X100 vs. X1 Sample 6: X100 vs. X1 Update: you can get the EXIF data from the […]

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Leica has “couple of nice things coming in 2011”

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2011

Leica Camera AG mentioned on their twitter account that they “have a couple of nice things coming in 2011”. The compact camera line was completely refreshed last year, so any new products must be X, M, or S related. Of course they could just be talking about a social media promotion/contest. So far Leica AG […]

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Detailed renderings of the Leica Mirrorless APS-C camera concept

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2011

I received the full size renderings for the Leica Mirrorless APS-C camera concept. The name is now changed to MC (for M-Compact). Image gallery after the break:

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