Monthly Archives: January 2022

This new DIGI SWAP gadget promises to “revive film cameras on iPhone”

This new DIGI SWAP gadget is supposed to be announced at the upcoming 2022 CP+ show in Japan and promises to “Revive film cameras on iPhone”. There is not much information available online, but from the pictures, I can guess that DIGI SWAP is a special bracket that lets you attach an iPhone to the […]

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Leica M11 camera sensor measurements now available at PhotonsToPhotos

PhotonsToPhotos published their first Leica M11 sensor measurements – here is a comparison with the Leica M10-P and Leica M1o-R cameras (click for larger view): and another one with the Nikon Z9 and Sony a1: Leica M11 pre-order links: Americas Europe Asia Africa Adorama / B&H Amazon PopFlash Leica Miami Tamarkin Camera Classic Connection Meister […]

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Now available: DIY Funleader Helicoid for Contax G45 f/2 lens to Leica M-mount conversion

Funleader started selling a separate DIY Helicoids for the Contax G45 f/2 lens to Leica M-mount conversion. The Helicoid will allow you to convert your own Contax G45 f/2 lens to a Leica M-mount version (the original G45 lens is available on eBay). The Helicoid conversion is much cheaper than the already converted lens ($539 […]

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Join the Leica USA tech talk today: “A legend reinvented. Discover the Leica M11”

Today Leica Camera USA will have an online tech talk on the new Leica M11 camera (January 20th, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET). You can watch the event live on YouTube: “All eyes are on you when you reimagine and reinvent a legend. There are many challenges along the road to improving performance and yet […]

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Leica Q3 or Leica QL or a new Leica X?

It seems that Leica already removed the leaked Q3 image from Leica FOTOS in their latest app update. Or maybe this was not a leaked Q3 but a leaked Leica QL APS-C camera with a fixed lens – a new baby Q? Just like the original Leica X from 2009, which I was a big […]

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Leica M11 camera first impressions

My name is Andrew (@andrew.pictures), and I am very excited to share some images with you from the new Leica M11. When the phone rang just after 9am from my friend Sawyer at Leica Store Boston I grabbed the call on the first ring. The M11 had just been announced, and he was calling to […]

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New: Rockstar 40mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount

There is a new Chinese lens for Leica M-mount: Rockstar 40mm f/5.6 that is already available for sale on eBay – here are the details:

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Is that the rumored Leica Q3 camera?

We already got the first Leica Q3 camera rumors from one of the official Leica M11 videos. Here is another, even better Leica Q3 Easter egg: the above picture is part of the latest Leica FOTOS app – the camera displayed looks like a Leica Q but with a different position of the side buttons […]

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