Category Archives: Leica M9

Leica M9 in stock at Amazon (regular price)

Amazon currently has two black and three steel grey Leica M9 in stock for a regular price:

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Leica M9 firmware version 1.138 is out

Leica M9 firmware version 1.138 can now be downloaded from Leica’s website. Here is the list of improvements: Camera Performance: Improved compatibility of SDHC cards. Nevertheless, we recommend our customers the “Extreme III” cards from the leading brand “SanDisk”. Improved Auto White Balance in conditions with power saving lamps and tungsten light. Notice: The choice of […]

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Leica M9, X1 owners can now download Adobe Lightroom 3

Update: this is now official – today Leica posted the news on their Facebook page: I received a tip that Adobe Lightroom 3 is now available for download in the “Leica Owners’ Area” for all Leica M9, X1 owners that have not registered the previous version 2. Last month Leica did mention that they are working on […]

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Leica M9 firmware update 1.134 should be available any moment now

Those are the official details of the previously rumored Leica M9 firmware update v.1.134: “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to inform you that we will put a new Firmware-Update 1.134, for the LEICA M9, onto our homepage. The download, which is free of charge, is expected to be available by Thursday July 22nd, […]

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Leica M9: “We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned”

An interesting article in the Austrian newspaper DiePresse.com (in English) about Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the board at Leica Camera). One of the quotes, referring to the Leica M9: “The camera is sold out for months. We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned.”

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Leica M9 and S2 too expensive for you? Rent one!

If you don’t have the finances to purchase a Leica M9 or Leica S2 but want to see what the buzz is all about, you can now rent one of those cameras from AcePhoto. Check their rental section for more details.

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Second Leica M9 firmware: “in a few days”

Leica confirmed that a new M9 firmware will be coming “in a few days”. It seems that in addition to the improved in-camera white balance, there will be also some SD card compatibility fixes.

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