Monthly Archives: December 2014

The glass facade for the Wold of Leica experience at Leitz Park was designed by Alfons Alt

Alfons Alt, the art photographer who lives in France, has designed and constructed a work of art in glass especially for the Leica headquarters in the Leitz Part in Wetzlar. The installation across the three-part window on the northern side of the foyer is a particularly eye-catching work and is a fascinating enrichment to the […]

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New limited edition Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model announced in Japan

Leica Camera Japan announced a new limited edition Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model that will be available only in Japan. Only 30 units will be produced. The price is ¥972,000 (around $8,250). The Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave model will have a Leica logo engraved on the top cover.

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Celebrating 60 Years of the legendary Leica M with Stuart Franklin (video)

Celebrating 60 Years of the legendary Leica M with Stuart Franklin:

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Black and white skateboarding photography with the M Monochrom and other Leica videos

Black and white skateboarding photography with Leica M Monochrom: Paolo Esposito discusses the Leica Summicron-S 100 mm f/2 ASPH lens: Jean-Jacques Ruchti – Days on the Race Track:

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Adobe Camera Raw 8.7.1 released with support for the Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens

Adobe released Camera Raw 8.7.1 (download links: Mac | Windows) with support for the Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM lens. More information on the new Zeiss lens can be found here.

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Leica Camera’s official response on the M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issue

Leica Camera has issued an official statement on the Leica M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issues I reported earlier:

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Leica M9 sensor white spots/corrosion issues reported

For the past few weeks l-camera-forum members have been reporting strange white spots/corrosion issues on Leica M9 cameras – see this and this thread for more details. Similar problems have also been reported for the M9-P, M-E and M Monochrome models. The white spots are probably due to corrosion on the top cover glass (Schott S8612) of […]

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Colorful Leica cameras for a good cause

Dortmund’s primary school children Small Kielstrasse and Diesterweg Primary School have left to the initiative of children’s laughter eV unleash their creativity. You have Pappvarianten the Leica M rangefinder camera according to their own ideas painted and decorated. The result: 140 small works of art that are currently issuing the Leica Camera AG Leitz Wetzlar […]

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