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Kipon adapters for Leica M and SL mounts

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2017

Kipon now has a full set of adapters for Leica M and SL mounts (picture above: Summilux cinema lens + IB/E S35-FF 8K expander + KIPON PL-SL + Leica SL camera):

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Zeiss has no imminent plans for more updated ZM lenses (for Leica M mount)

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2017

At a recent photo gear show, a reader asked a Zeiss representative if the company is planning to release any updates to the existing ZM range of lenses or any new ZM lenses for Leica M mount and the answer was: no imminent updates or roadmap updates whatsoever, with the Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 still […]

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Leica canceled Schmidt Marketing after 60 years

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2017

  This is a post by a reader on Leica canceling Schmidt Marketing in Asia after 60 years: So here’s a piece of dated but important news that’s worth sharing. Back in late November 2016, Leica announced that it’s not renewing the contract with Schmidt Marketing, which has been distributing and servicing Leica products in the […]

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Voigtlander Heliar Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount review

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2017

General Ever since Voigtlander announced their Heliar Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM full frame lens for Leica M mount ($529), I was curious to try it out and when I had the opportunity to shoot with it for a few days, I jumped right to it. This lens uses a unique historical design to match some […]

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Leica UK to host “Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival” at Mayfair

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2017

Leica UK to host ‘Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival’ at Mayfair 17 – 28 March 2017 Leica Mayfair, 27 Bruton Place, London W1J 6NQ Leica UK has announced Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival: a new exhibition at its Mayfair studio, which will be open to the public from 17-28 March. Featuring images from one of the most […]

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Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9, Lightroom CC 2015.9 released with Leica M10 support

By LR admin | Published: March 7, 2017

Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9 is now released with support for the Leica M10 camera: DNG converter 9.9 download links: Win | macOS) Update: Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.9 was also released (download info, see also this page).

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Leica M10 half cases

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2017

     → Arte di Mano are now already selling their new Leica M10 half cases.      → M&K Kamera M10 leather half case are available in black and brown.      → New half case for Leica M10 with battery and SD card access from Kenjileather (available also on eBay). → The original Leica half case is available in 3 different […]

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