Monthly Archives: November 2011

Over 60 lots of Leica cameras, lenses and accessories will be auctioned with no reserve

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

Over 60 lots of Leica cameras, lenses and accessories will be auctioned at the Kaprelian camera auction (with no reserve) on November 19th, 2011. For more info check Ruller’s Fine Art Auctions.

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Leica Camera AG reports 28% sales increase in the first half of fiscal year 2011/12, sales and earnings forecast increased

By LR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

Today Leica Camera AG announced increased sales in the first half of fiscal year 2011/12. Sales and earnings forecasts for the remaining of the years were raised: Leica Camera AG, Solms, consistently pursues its course of innovation and growth in the first half of the current fiscal year 2011/2012. Following the record results in fiscal year […]

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Some Leica camera porn

By LR admin | Published: November 5, 2011

Custom case for Leica M9 Titanium made by camera-hirano (Japan): This is the rest of the Xinhai revolution limited edition Leica cameras for the Chinese market. The serial numbers of the M9-P are from 1911 to 2011. The price is $88k HKD (about $11000 USD): Leica UK confirmed that the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium is not […]

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Leica M8 camera Halloween costume

By LR admin | Published: November 5, 2011

Halloween is already over, but Nikon was not the only camera costume this year – check out this Leica M8 costume from Aaron Piazza (Web | Tumblr | Flickr):

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Water resistant Leica S lens demo

By LR admin | Published: November 4, 2011

It’s fun to watch this on a $30k+ camera and lens combo: Water resistant Leica lens from Shoot The Centerfold on Vimeo.

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Leica M to Sony E mount Helicoid adapter now available for sale

By LR admin | Published: November 4, 2011

An update on the Leica M to Sony E mount Helicoid adapter that has build-in focus helicoid that could turn your Leica M lens into a macro lens: Hawk’s factory in Taiwan is already producing it and it’s now available for sale on eBay for $179:    Via Egami & eBay

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Two new offerings from LFI: S-Magazine and S-League

By LR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

The latest news from Leica Camera on the S system: A new website from LFI offers professional photographers a platform to show off their work to a large international audience. The website “S-League.net” presents current ad campaigns and editorial photo series from international pros that were created using the Leica S-System. Beyond that, the S-League […]

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Ricoh A12 M-mount unit for the GXR system now shipping in the US

By LR admin | Published: November 2, 2011

The Ricoh A12 M-mount unit for GXR cameras is now shipping in the US. Popflash currently has few pieces in stock. The Ricoh GXR AF assist shows a high-contrast representation of the scene for better manual focus. There is no focus confirmation:

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