Monthly Archives: September 2012

The new Leica X2 digiscoping adapter

NEW: LEICA X2 DIGISCOPING-ADAPTER Solms, Germany (September 17, 2012) – Leica Camera presents the Leica X2 Digiscoping-Adapter, a new accessory in their digiscoping program that enables the attachment of Leica X2 cameras to the Leica APO-Televid 82 and APO-Televid 65 spotting scopes. The combination of high-performance digital technology and the optical excellence of the high-performance […]

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Breaking: new Leica products

LEICA S: The synthesis of optimum imaging quality, perfect handling and outstanding speed LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-S 24 MM F/3.5 ASPH.: New super-wide lens with outstanding optical properties LEICA ELPRO-S 180: Accessory close-up lens extends the working range of the LEICA APO-ELMAR-S 180 mm f/3.5 LEICA VARIO-ELMAR-S 30-90 MM F/3.5-5.6 ASPH.: The first zoom lens for the […]

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Leica “Das Wesentliche” event coverage

Excitement is building up. The Leica – Das Wesentliche event will start shorty in Cologne, Germany. This post will be updated multiple times, refresh your browser for the latest news (all times are EST): New products to be announced: LEICA S: The synthesis of optimum imaging quality, perfect handling and outstanding speed LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-S 24 MM F/3.5 ASPH.: […]

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Voigtländer 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens announced

Voigtländer announced a new 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens for M mount. The price is 1150 EUR. Shipping is expected in early 2013. Features: 13 elements in 11 groups with aspherical lens Full metal barrel with high stiffness and durability Manual focus only but smoothly and perfectly focusing 10 aperture blades brings you a beautiful bokeh

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Leica announcements today!

The event “LEICA – DAS WESENTLICHE” will start today at 7:00 pm CET (1:00 pm EST). Stay tuned for detailed coverage throughout the day. You can follow LeicaRumors on Twitter and Facebook. You can also get notifications via RSS and email.

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Leica news/links

The second Leica M-9p Hermes set shipped few weeks ago. Only few pieces were available for the US market. Elliott Erwitt’s new book I mentioned few days ago is priced at $1,629.15 at Amazon. Koyote’s Baekga chosen as endorsement model for Leica Camera. What’s inside the Leica M4? Leica M Monochrom, part 2 by Erwin Puts. […]

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Rumor: Leica will introduce a new R lens adapter for the upcoming digital M rangefinder

The Leica event “Das Wesentliche” will take place on September 17th (next Monday) in Cologne. The only update I have for now is that Leica will introduce a new M mount adapter for R lenses. If you still have your R glass, soon you will be able to use it on the upcoming Leica M rangefinder (may […]

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