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You can use the Ricoh GW-3 21mm wide-angle conversion lens on the Leica Q camera

By LR admin | Published: February 2, 2017

According to this Facebook post posted a few weeks ago, the Ricoh GW-3 21mm wide-angle conversion lens first perfectly on the Leica Q camera. Here are two sample photos:

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Leica’s CEO Oliver Kaltner will be leaving in August

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2017

The current CEO of Leica Camera AG Oliver Kaltner will not be extending his contract on August 31st. The German website FinanzNachrichten reports that Leica’s Supervisory Board was not satisfied with Kaltner’s style of leadership. Here is the full, Google translated text:

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Leica M10 cameras now shipping with new firmware 1.0.2.0

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2017

Some new Leica M10 cameras were shipped with firmware version 1.0.2.0 (most have version 1.0.1.0). It is safe to assume that a new M10 firmware will be released soon. The only bug I saw so far in the M10 is that the status screen does not correctly display the selected exposure metering mode: Update #1: the new […]

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Leica M10 interview: why no video, where is the “Typ” label, compressed DNG files and more

By LR admin | Published: January 29, 2017

A very intersting interview on the new Leica M10 camera with Stefan Daniel (Director of Product Management) dan Jesko von Oeyenhausen (Product Manager of Leica M) courtesy of Enche Tjin: Most of us are curious to know why the video function is removed from M10? Stefan : The point is that we have intensive customer survey. […]

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Alternative (silver) lens hood for the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZM lens

By LR admin | Published: January 28, 2017

A month ago I purchased a silver Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZM lens for Leica M mount. The lens is big and heavy, with excellent image quality, but it does not come with a lens hood. Zeiss does offer a black-only lens hood for an additional $154. I have seen on social media that Thorsten […]

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica Lenses| Tagged Zeiss, Zeiss Distagon 35/1.4 ZM lens| 15 Comments