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Leica M4 modded with a Canon Rebel sensor

Eugene Zaikonnikov added a digital sensor from a Canon Rebel camera to his Leica M4 rangefinder. Detailed information, including source code, schematics and few sample photos can be found on GitHub. Additional details on the project are available on Rangefinderforum. There is already a Kickstarter project for the development a 3D-module to convert a Leica M3 camera to digital by […]

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Adobe Camera Raw 8.7 and DNG Converter 8.7 RC add support for some of the latest Leica products

Adobe released Camera Raw 8.7 and DNG Converter 8.7 RC (release candidate) with support for the following Leica related products: Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) Leica SUMMICRON-S 100 mm f/2 ASPH (Leica S) SLR Magic 50mm T0.95 Hyperprime cine lens (Leica M) The CC version can be downloaded here, the CS6 version is available here.

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Leica Akademie Italy street photography workshop (video)

Street Photography is one of the most beloved photographic genres, both from general public and photo enthusiasts. It’s simply, in its essence, the photographic tale of life and of its most intriguing, romantic, ironic and contradictory aspects. Leica has been and still is, due to its essentiality and immediacy, the preferred tool of the photographers […]

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Leica V-Lux (Typ 114), X (Typ 113) and X-E (Typ 102) cameras now in stock

The first batch of the Leica cameras announced at Photokina is already shipping and is currently in stock: Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) Leica X (Typ 113) Leica X-E (Type 102) Check the in stock availability at our sponsors: B&H Adorama Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco PopFlash ClassicConnection CameraElectronic (AUS) Red Dot Cameras (UK)

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for September 2014

These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for September 2014:

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New Leica “100” promo video

Leica Gallery São Paulo published another promo video called Leica “100” in which they recreated some of the most popular photographs taken in the last century. The video is produced by the same agency (FNazca / Saatchi & Saatchi) that created the award winning “Soul” video last year. Updated – the original video was removed from YoutTube – here […]

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Leica X Vario firmware update v1.1 released

Leica Camera released  firmware update v1.1 for the X Vario camera (the black version is now selling for $200 off). Here is the firmware change log:

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