Monthly Archives: August 2011

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.1 lens hands-on video

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Caught with a Leica

Caught with a Leica: Scarlett Johansson | #2 Ben Stiller Christina Applegate Queen Elizabeth II Jennifer Connelly (from the movie Blood Diamond) Jennifer Love Hewitt Tayl0r Swift Brad Pitt | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 Penelope Cruz | #2 Eric Clapton Seal | #2 | #3 | #4 Jessica Lange Woody Allen James Dean Julia Reberts Thailand’s [...]

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Panasonic announced new LX5 firmware

Today Panasonic announced new firmware for their LX5 camera The main improvements are: Improved AF performance (up to 23% faster on the wide-end) New high ISO NR mode Improved auto white balance Active mode (Power O.I.S) New miniature mode effect Shutter speed limit extended to 250sec Improved shutter operation I expect that Leica will release [...]

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Leica M “pistol holder”

I was actually expecting holders like the one provided with the Leica M9 Titanium limited edition to hit the market right after the camera was announced last year. A reader just sent me a link to Wotancraft.com that makes just that – “Leica M pistol holder”: There are two different versions available: Hektor ($169) and [...]

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Weekend Leica links

Rebirth of a legend - what’s inside a Leica M4 camera: I saw this 1947 Leica IIIC with aftermarket gold conversion in my local Leica store:   

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