Yearly Archives: 2011

Advertising on LeicaRumors

Since I regularly receive inquiries about advertising on LeicaRumors.com, I decided to publish some information online that will answer most of the questions. Currently there is available inventory for a 300x90px (top right) and 468x60px (above first post) banners. The current price* for the 300×90 banner is $2 CPM (per 1000 impressions) and $3 CPM for the 468×60 banner. I have […]

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Top 10 posts for March, 2011

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for March 2011: Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1: the gloves are off. Detailed renderings of the Leica Mirrorless APS-C camera concept. More FujiFilm FinePix X100 vs. Leica X1 comparisons. Leica M shooters, don’t forget to take your lens cap off! Leica X1 firmware v2.0 will be […]

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Leica photographers: meet Ralph Gibson at the opening reception of his exhibition

Leica photographer Ralph Gibson will have an exhibition in the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. The opening reception is on Saturday, April 2nd from 6:00pm till 8:00pm. Admission is free. For over 50 years Ralph Gibson has consistently pursued and extended the definition of Black & White photography. His images are as much about photography itself […]

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Leica photographers: Craig Semetko (video)

Photographer Craig Semetko talks about his photography, his Leica M9 and MP and his new book “Unposed“:

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Leica X1 firmware update v2.0 before and after AF speed comparison (video)

Two days ago Leica released new firmware for their X1 camera. The new firmware mainly contains improvements in the AF/MF functionality – for example the depth of field scale is displayed when in manual focusing mode:

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Leica & Magnum: Past Present Future (video)

In February of 2011, Magnum Photos and Leica Camera AG announced a technological and photographic collaboration. Today Leica released a new videos on past, present and future of Leica & Magnum: Leica & Magnum: Past Present Future from leica camera on Vimeo. A core principal which framed the establishment of Magnum Photos in 1947 was […]

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Record number of entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2011

Leica announced today that this year there is a record number of entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award: International photography competition receives nearly 20% more entries Solms, Germany (March 28, 2011) – Leica Camera AG announces a record number of entries for the 32nd annual ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award,’ an international professional photography competition. After […]

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