Monthly Archives: April 2010

Leica M9: “Best Prestige Camera” for 2010

By LR admin | Published: April 22, 2010

I would never know that there is a category for “Best Prestige Camera”. According to TIPA, in 2010 this award goes to the Leica M9. Last year the award went to the M8.2. You can see all Leica awards here.

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Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.2 with Leica S2 support

By LR admin | Published: April 22, 2010

Direct link. Update: Adobe also released Lightroom 2.7.

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Leica S2 firmware update

By LR admin | Published: April 22, 2010

Press Release: 22 April 2010: Leica Camera AG has announced a firmware update (v.1.0.0.16) for the LEICA S2 and S2-P, which will be downloadable from today under the Leica Owners’ Area on the Leica web site at: https://owners.leica-camera.com/en/login Below is the full list of improvements provided by this firmware update:

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Breaking news: the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4

By LR admin | Published: April 21, 2010

This link was first posted on the RFF – the official pdf for the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 lens (Update: the PDF file was removed): The new SUMMILUX-M 35mm/f1.4 ASPH. is setting new standards in the important class of high-speed wide angle lenses. The optical design has been optimised for the use in combination […]

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Leica V-Lux 20 announced

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica V-Lux 20 is now listed on Leica’s website. More sample shots are available here and here. Brochure download link (pdf). Amazon is taking pre-orders @ $699. Detailed specs and full press release after the break:

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Used Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH) for $2,499.00

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4, 6 bit coded, model 11868 lens (black) is now available on eBay for $2,499.00 (“buy it now” option) – update: this is not the last, ASPH version of that lens.

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Leica V-Lux 20 samples now online

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

You can see several samples shots taken with the Leica V-Lux 20 on lenstip.com:

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