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Platinum palladium printing with Leica M Monochrom

Manuel Gomes Teixeira, photographer and platinum palladium printer, usually uses traditional methods with photographic film in medium and large format cameras. Invited by the exclusive distributor of Leica cameras in Portugal, he tested the Leica Monochrom. The high quality files, showing a rich tonal range, adapted very well to Platinum printing. You can read more about […]

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for June 2013

   Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2013: Leica X Vario Type 107 detailed specifications New images of the Leica X Vario Type 107 camera Leica Mini M: “larger than usual sensor for its relatively small body” Leica X Vario camera first impressions First sample images from the Leica X Vario Type […]

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Leica D-Lux 6 ‘Edition by G-Star RAW’ camera now available for pre-order

The latest Leica D-Lux 6 ‘Edition by G-Star RAW’ camera is now available for pre-order for $1,190.00. The regular D-Lux 6 camera costs $799, but the G-Start RAW version comes with a strap and a camera case:

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How to follow LeicaRumors

With the termination of Google Reader on Monday, many of you are probably looking for alternative solutions to follow LeicaRumors. Here are your choices: RSS Feed Full text LeicaRumors RSS feeds – just add the RSS feed(s) to your favorite reader and you will get the latest blog posts few minutes after they are published online. […]

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Estimated shipping dates for Leica M accessories

Most of the Leica M accessories will start shipping in the US next month to existing pre-orders. Here are the details: Item No Description Available from Retail Price 14495 Multi-function Handgrip M Early August $895.00 14496 Handgrip M Early August $300.00 14642 Leica R-Adapter M Early August $310.00 14498 SCA Adapter Set for Multi-functional Handgrip […]

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Leica Gallery Salzburg: Faces of Africa

The Leica Gallery in Salzburg is currently displaying the work of Mario Marino “Faces of Africa”: German-based photographer Mario Marino has now been immersed in his “Faces of Africa” taking pictures for two weeks, producing powerfully sensitive portraits of South Ethiopians. His first show, opening at Galerie Brockstedt, Berlin,after in London, Munich, Amsterdam, Gent, Brussels, Nijmegen and […]

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Questions & answers for the Leica Vario X Type 107 compact zoom camera

This set of Q&A provides some interesting information on the latest Leica Vario X Type 107 camera ($2,850.00), including answers to questions and concerns raised by several readers of this blog: Is the Leica X Vario the official successor of the Leica X2? No. Due to its very different possibilities in the photographic use the X […]

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