Monthly Archives: November 2009

Two more pictures of Leica M7 Hermes limited edition

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2009

As posted earlier, the Leica M7 Hermes Limited Edition will be released on Monday:

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Leica D-Lux 4 firmware update

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2009

A l-camera-forum member posted a rumored lists of fixes for the the upcoming D-Lux 4 firmware update. The list is almost identical to the Panasonic LX3 firmware update v2.0 which was suspended shortly after it was released because of ” the reliability of the firmware”. The DL4 firmware update was excepted in late October – maybe […]

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Leica M7 Hermes limited edition on Monday

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2009

The latest rumors from Europe say that the Leica M7 Hermes limited edition will be released/officially announced on Monday, November 16th, 2009. The Europeans sources are always right 😉

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Leica M9 raffle @ Leica Historical Society of America

By LR admin | Published: November 14, 2009

Grand Prize: Leica M9 or $5,500 in cash (this will not be a hard decision to make). A book of 9 ticket numbers is $50. Individual ticket numbers are $9.00. The last day to purchase entries will be January 4, 2010. The drawing will take place on January 8 at the CPA firm of Dries, […]

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The expected new M could be the Leica M7 Hermes edition

By LR admin | Published: November 13, 2009

The expected new M camera design could be the Hermes Leica M7 which was already displayed in Tokyo 2 weeks ago (see report here). Those two pictures were taken from shphotoshop.de (thanks for the tip Gyorgy): Each of the models will be limited to 100 pieces, price: 9.500,00 €. This model is not to be mistaken with the […]

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Leica M9 up to US $9,710.00 on eBay

By LR admin | Published: November 13, 2009

This M9 is not even new in a box (about 300 shots taken): 10 bids, US $9,710.00, 4 days to go, shipped from New Zealand.

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Leica S2 technology to be used in other cameras in the future

By LR admin | Published: November 13, 2009

Amateur Photographer interviewed Leica’s S-System product manager Stephan Schulz who said: “‘There is a lot of potential. On the one side, the autofocus technology we have developed, and on the other the digital image processing technology… The processor could also be used in cameras below this [S2] line. We can use all the firmware and […]

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And another review worth reading (Leica X1)

By LR admin | Published: November 11, 2009

Luminous Landscape just posted online their Leica X1 filed review: “Image quality from the Leica X1 is exemplary. The quality of the sensor and the in-camera processing is as good as I’ve seen from just about any camera. In terms of overall IQ it puts every other small camera that I’ve ever worked with to […]

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