Monthly Archives: September 2011

Rare Leica underwater housing for M4 rangefinder

  I came across this rare 1970 original underwater housing for Leica M4 on eBay. After 3 bids the price is at $15,200.00 and the reserve is still not met. There is not much information available online for this housing except this PDF file (in Italian). Few years ago, there was an underwater housing for Leica M8, but […]

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Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 II lens now available for pre-order

Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 II lens that was announced back in February.

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The first Leica Hall of Fame Award goes to Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry: A Retrospective from leica camera on Vimeo. Steve McCurry is the recipient of the 2011 Leica Hall of Fame award. The prize is awarded to photographers who have rendered outstanding service to the Leica brand and to the genre of photography.

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Top 10 posts for August 2011

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for August 2011: Free ebook about street photography The Leica wedding Leica’s new compact mirrorless system camera: priced between the X1 and M9, compatible with M-mount lenses Some interesting thoughts on the Leica M10 (29MP sensor, hybrid viewfinder, live view, video recording, MAESTRO processor?) Leica M […]

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