The mirrorless Fuji X-PPO 1 camera leaked on Wells Fargo’s website and Responses Photo magazine. It will be interesting to see if a third party company will produce a Leica M-mount lens adapter for the X-PPO 1. Does anyone see a technical reason why such adapter is not feasible?
The Japanese company Adplus (gizmon.com) went a step further than the Leica iPhone stickers and designed a real Leica screw mount inspired case for iPhone 4/4s (similar to this Leica i9 concept). The Gizmon iCA has an optical viewfinder, shutter button, conversion lens mount, tripod socket and strap holes:
“The Thumbie” is a cheaper thumb rest alternative to the ThumbsUp from Matchtechnical for Leica M8/M9 rangefinders: “Made for the amateur or working professional the M8 M9 the ‘Thumbie’ has been designed to offer a secure grip while maintaining all the features of the camera and keeping them easily accessible. It is made from solid brass yet weighs only 13gms [...]
An update on the Leica M to Sony E mount Helicoid adapter that has build-in focus helicoid that could turn your Leica M lens into a macro lens: Hawk’s factory in Taiwan is already producing it and it’s now available for sale on eBay for $179: Via Egami & eBay
The Ricoh A12 M-mount unit for GXR cameras is now shipping in the US. Popflash currently has few pieces in stock. The Ricoh GXR AF assist shows a high-contrast representation of the scene for better manual focus. There is no focus confirmation:
