Monthly Archives: October 2011

Leica M10 wish list

A reader sent me his Leica M10 wish list. What is yours? 1. M-mount remains 100% backwards compatible. Recessed contacts allow newer lenses to report aperture setting and to allow automatic aperture control from the body. No Autofocus. 2. Live view for critical focusing, telephoto, extension tubes and macro. New Macro lenses on the way. 3. Body changes [...]

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New Leica M9 Titanium in stock for $35k

Amazon currently has a new Leica M9 Titan in stock for $34,999.00. Few months ago eBay had several M9T for sale, but it seems they are all gone now. Like anything else from Leica, this listing won’t last long.

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Will Fuji use Leica’s M mount for their upcoming mirrorless camera?

Two days ago Fujifilm announced their plans for a new mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. The new X system camera will be a “premium” camera” with “resolution and low noise that will surpass the 35mm full size sensor”. There were some speculations that Fuji may actually use Leica’s M mount for their upcoming mirrorless camera (FYI: [...]

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Leica Italy 24×36 project

Leica Italy is currently running a photographic contest (in English) in order to find 24 photographers that will get an assignment to take 36 pictures of their hometown using a Leica X1. The voting is done through Facebook “Likes”. The terms and conditions can be found here (open only to Italian citizens). Thanks Alfonso!

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New Leica store could be coming to Mexico

A new Leica store could be coming in Mexico (probably Mexico City) in the next few months. The store will probably be managed by Film Mates Mexico which is part of the Themates Group.

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