Monthly Archives: July 2011

Leica Portrait: Paul S. Bartholomew

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2011

Leica Portrait: Paul S. Bartholomew from leica camera As the latest video in our Leica Portrait series, we had a chance to chat with Paul S. Bartholomew at the High Line Park in New York City. Paul is an architecture photographer based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In addition to his commercial work photographing modern architecture, […]

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Leica links

By LR admin | Published: July 17, 2011

New leather case for Leica M9: The instructions on how to make this working pinhole paper Leica camera are already online: Realistic papercraft Leica camera:

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Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical M Mount lens is currently $100 off

By LR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

The Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 aspherical lens for Leica M is currently $100 off at Adorama:

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Leica Portrait: John Wright

By LR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Leica Portrait: John Wright from leica camera on Vimeo. John has been working with the Leica team in London to help build exposure for the S-System alongside the UK professional photographic community. As part of the collaboration between John and Leica, photographers are able to experience the S-System first-hand through a series of activities including […]

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New Leica S adapter for third party lenses

By LR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

After a brief introduction in the November 2010 issue of LFI magazine, today Leica announced three new lens adapters for the S2 camera: S-V adapter for Hasselblad V system S-P67 adapter for Pentax 67 system S-adapter for Mamiya M645-645 system The adapters are made out of anodized aluminum and chrome-plated brass. They will be available in August, 2011 […]

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Leica M9-P now in stock in the US

By LR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Amazon now has a black and a chrome Leica M9-P in stock for MSRP (one of each). Update: B&H currently has a black Leica M9-P in stock:

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How are Leica lenses manifactured (video)

By LR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Every Leica lens is hand-crafted and goes through meticulous manufacturing processes to uphold the quality and precision that Leica defines and customers have come to expect. In the age where technology almost inevitably means mass manufacturing, Leica products are still made with exacting precision by the hands of highly-trained technicians. This video gives you a […]

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Leica store in Moscow robbed

By LR admin | Published: July 9, 2011

Leica Camera Russia reported that the Leica store in Moscow was robbed last night (Google translation): “Today, July 9 at 3:00 am, two masked men in scrap metal shutters kicked the glass door with a sledgehammer and broke into the shop Leica on Leninsky Prospekt. After breaking all the windows, they stole part of the technique, which […]

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