As I already mentioned back in September, the Leica V-Lux 3 camera is expected to be announced before the end of the year. Today Leica Russia published a blog post about the new V-Lux 3. The post is now removed, but you can still access the images online. The camera will be identical to the Panasonic FZ150 and it will include versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements.
“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 and shares the same tactile and visual qualities as the camera body, smooth, precise, and simple.”
“The Thumbie” can be purchased from eBay for £30.
New Leica Boutique will be opened on December 9th, 2011 in Michaels Camera (Melbourne, Australia):
The new firmware 1.176 for Leica M9/M9-P is now available for download on Leica’s website. As previously reported, the new firmware contains the latest fix for the SD card compatibility issue (note: this firmware update is not compatible with Leica M9 Titanium):
Tomorrow Leica Camera will release a new firmware version 1.176 for M9/M9-P rangefinders. The new firmware will fix the memory card compatibility issue for all SD card models. The previous firmware release still had issues with the San Disk Extreme Pro SDHC I UHS-1 and HD Video SDHC I cards.
Many readers are trying to buy Leica M lenses before the price increase kicks in on January 1st, 2012. For the next few weeks I will maintain a list of all Leica M lenses that currently in stock. Right now Adorama and B&H are completely sold out of Leica M lenses – they don’t even have any Summarits in stock! Amazon has several M lenses in stock, but they are all priced above MSRP. I do not remember ever seeing this before!
This is what’s in stock right now – you can access the complete updated list on the right column ———————————————->
A brief history of the major Leica milestones:
Ernst Leitz I
Ur-Leica
Ernst Leitz II
Leica II
