Today Leica Camera announced firmware update v1.0.4.2 for their Leica S2 medium format camera to accommodate the latest lenses (including leaf shutter lenses) and improved white balance for Adobe post-processing software. The firmware update can be downloaded form the owner’s area.
Watch this nerve-wracking video of the latest Westlicht auction where the three most expensive Leica cameras from a serial production were sold for a total of €3.6 million including commission.
Leica Camera posted on their blog today an interesting interview with the company’s CEO Alfred Schopf where he explained how the new Ninety Nine Years Leica book came to life: Where did the idea of celebrating 99 years of Leica Camera instead of the traditional 100 years come from? A: Leica seems to have more than […]
Lulu.com has two different versions of this 2013 calendar featuring beautiful images of historic Leica cameras for sale. The 11″ x 17″ calendar costs $17.49, while the 13 1/2″ x 19″ sells for $29.49.
A reader sent me a link to this rare Leica 90mm f/1.0 lens currently listed on eBay that was developed for x-ray use. The original 90mm f/1 Elcan lens was developed by Leica Canada (Elcan from Ernst Leitz CANada) for the American Army/Navy and comes with a focusing mechanism and interchangeable fix-focus rings, as can be seen on […]
Here is the detailed info of a new photography contest “A story with available light” by LeicaImages and Popflash where you can win a Leica X2 camera: LeicaImages, the online photo gallery of images captured with world class Leica cameras and optics is pleased to announce it’s annual photography contest for 2012. Once again, the prize will be provided […]
Leica Camera has extended the gift card promotion for M9 and M9-P cameras till January 31, 2013. For the next two months you will be able to purchase a Leica M9 for $6,495 and Leica M9-P for $6,995 (same price as the new M). Some resellers on Amazon have the M9 listed for around $6,300. Used M9 cameras […]
Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for November 2012: First Leica M sample images? SLR Magic HyperPrime 35mm f/0.95 and 24mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica M cancelled Leica M Monochrom: American Photo editor’s choice award Adobe Camera Raw 7.3 release candidates now with Leica R lenses support The three most expensive […]
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