According to Valentin Sama, Leica will have “a little surprise in the second half of June“. No further details were given as to what new products are to be expected. The rumored options are (IMHO): A new Leica M9 version (not a limited edition) which should be ready for production at that point. The model name […]
Of course this is not an official Leica commercial: LEICA ‘BIRDIE” from Philip Escobar Jung on Vimeo via Leica Russia
Since I have all three cameras in my hands, I decided to do a quick ISO comparison between the Leica D-Lux 4, D-Lux 5 and V-Lux 2. I included only the common ISO setting from 100 to 1600: ISO 100 | f/2.8 | 1/3 sec Leica D-Lux 4: Leica D-Lux 5: Leica V-Lux 2:
The Leica X1 digiscoping adapter that was spotted at Photokina is now listed in the latest Leica digiscoping broschure (order number 42231):
I had the chance to play with the new Leica V-Lux 2 camera for few minutes in my local Leica SIS. The camera is lighter (520 g/18.34 oz) and is smaller than its predecessor, the V-Lux 1. The first thing that caught my attention was the swivel 16:9 LCD display (3.0″ TFT LCD, 460,000 pixels, 100% FOV) – it was […]
Update: B&H has them in stock as well. Leica V-Lux 2 is now shipping in the US and should reach stores in the next few days. Amazon already has some in stock:
Leica will start a V-Lux 20 mail-in promotion that will offer customers a limited edition brown Leica leather case valued at $125 and a Leica leather SD card holder valued at $35 free of charge. The promotion will expire on December 31, 2010.
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