Monthly Archives: November 2010

Leica D-Lux 5 Red Bull Illume limited edition

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)

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

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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This exotic Leica M9 case costs over $1600

This Artisan & Artist case for Leica M9 is made out of crocodile leather. A natural dye process is used in order to preserve the leather quality and indigo color. The price is 136,500¥ (over USD 1600).

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Leica cameras at the next WestLicht Photographica auction

The next WestLicht Photographica auction will take place on December 4th 2010 in Vienna, Austria. Here are the Leica models that will be part of the auction (click on image to enlarge): I Mod.A Elmax no.676 (1925) Elmax (second version) in 100% original condition with all early features, rare version with aluminium knob. It is very difficult […]

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Leica LOVE Project

“Leica LOVE Project” is a photo exhibition from famous personalities and artists where all photographs are taken with a Leica camera. All proceeds from the sale of the prints will be used to raise funds for ORBIS. Here are the full details from Schmidt Marketing: “In addition, the event also served as the grand opening of the “Leica […]

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Leica mode dial Macbook vinyl decal

The Nikon and Canon mode dial verison have been available for a while and now you can also get a Leica version of this Macbook vinyl decal: The price is $15.30, the decal is about 5.5″ x 5.5″ in size. Via Leica-Camera Russia

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