Category Archives: Leica D-Lux

More issues reported with Leica D-Lux firmware v 2.10

I never had the chance to update my DL4 since the latest firmware update was removed shortly after it was announced. The rumor is that there could be more than the originally described French language issue with that firmware update (the information below is based on Internet forums and it is not confirmed): Focusing Problem- Indoor/lowlight […]

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Leica D-Lux firmware v 2.10 has a bug in the French language selection

Leica has confirmed on Facebook what a LR reader already reported over the weekend: “We have put the new D-Lux 4 firmware update since there still was a small mistake in the French menu. All other languages will not have the problem. We are presently working on a new, perfect version. Please excuse the inconvenience.” The bug […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 firmware v2.10 released

Leica D-Lux 4 firmware v2.10 was released today. The following improvements have been implemented: 1. Improved auto white balance performance. 2. Auto Focus speed-up. 3. Recording function with an aspect ratio of 1:1 has been added. 4. A white balance (WB) bracket function has been added. 5. [HIGH DYNAMIC] has been added to scene mode. […]

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Leica price increase

Update: it seems that the price of the M9, X1 and S2 will stay unchanged, everything else will go up (including M lenses). I will try to get the complete list. 8% – 15% All Leica products will go up in price in the US starting January 2010. The expected price increase will be between 8% […]

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And the winner is…

The winner of the Leica D-Lux 4 book giveaway is Chris G. Congratulations! For the remaining readers, thanks for participating – don’t loose hope, I may have another giveaway soon. BTW Amazon is now selling the book for $13.46!

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Leica related news/links

This is a long post – a lot is going on in Leica’s world lately and I decided to put everything in one entry(make sure you click on the “Read More” link for the rest): Win a Leica X1 – contest at digitalcamerainfo.com. Leica announced a limited edition Ever Ready Case for its popular compact […]

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The first Leica D-Lux 4 book giveaway

As promised earlier, this is the first LR giveaway. The prize: The first  Leica D-Lux 4 book – “Photographer’s Guide to the Leica D-Lux 4: Getting the Most from Leica’s Compact Digital Camera“. Read a few sample pages from the book, view the table of content or check Alexander White’s blog describing the process of […]

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