Monthly Archives: November 2010

Leica X1 firmware version 2.0 expected in 6-8 weeks

By LR admin | Published: November 16, 2010
the first Leica X1 beta software

Leica X1 firmware version 2.0 is now in beta testing. Some of the improvements are faster AF and improved manual focus. The new firmware is expected to be released in 6-8 weeks.

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“Leica M9 dream kit” for sale on eBay for $32k

By LR admin | Published: November 15, 2010

This “Leica M9 dream kit” is for sale on eBay for US $32,000.00 (£19,811.79) and contains: Leica M9 with thumbs up (new boxed) Leica SUMMICRON-M f 1:2/28 mm ASPH 6-Bit encoding (new boxed) Leica SUMMILUX f 1:1.4/35mm ASPH 6-Bit encoding (excellent) Leica NOCTILUX f 1:1/50mm (mint) Leica SUMMILUX-M f 1:1.4/50mm (mint) Leica SUMMILUX-M f 1:1.4/75mm […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 vs. D-Lux 5 vs. V-Lux 2 ISO comparison

By LR admin | Published: November 14, 2010

Since I have all three cameras in my hands, I decided to do a quick ISO comparison between the Leica D-Lux 4, D-Lux 5 and V-Lux 2. I included only the common ISO setting from 100 to 1600: ISO 100 | f/2.8 | 1/3 sec Leica D-Lux 4: Leica D-Lux 5: Leica V-Lux 2:

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Where to buy used Leica M mount lenses?

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2010

Those are the places I check when I am looking for used M mount lenses: Refurbished Zeiss ZM lenses at B&H. Used Leica M lenses at B&H. Used M mount lenses at Adorama. Used Leica lenses at Dale Photo & Digital. Not many people know that, but Amazon has many listings for used M lenses […]

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Leica X1 black “Jochen Rindt” limited edition

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2010

For the 40th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s death, the Leica Shop in Vienna presents the Leica X1 Edition ‘Jochen Rindt’. Only 68 cameras of this limited edition are produced and the price is 2,150 EUR. The camera comes with an original photograph of Jochen Rindt by Peter Coeln taken six days before his tragic crash in […]

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Leica D-Lux 5 Red Bull Illume limited edition

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2010

The Leica D-Lux 5 Red Bull Illume will be the first limited edition of this camera: “The Red Bull Illume Limited Edition is the first ever camera made by Leica to be dedicated to a photography award. These specially handcrafted, meticulously manufactured special editions are only made by Leica to mark historical occasions and are always […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 vs. D-Lux 5: ISO comparison (part 2)

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2010

This is the second part of my Leica D-Lux 4 vs. D-Lux 5 comparison (see part 1). For today’s ISO comparison, both cameras were setup at aperture priority and 24mm f/2. All images were shot in RAW and then cropped and converted to jpg in Lightroom without any post processing (click on image for larger […]

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Kodak announces new 29MP full frame CCD sensor

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2010

I already posted this yesterday on PhotoRumors, but I think it will be of interest for the Leica crowd: few days ago Kodak announced a new 29MP full frame CCD sensor. Here are some of the characteristics of the new sensor (model name KAI-29050): The sensor is “the highest resolution CCD image sensor based on Interline Transfer technology” […]

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