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Amateur Photographer and British Journal of Photography stand behind their Leica mirrorless camera reporting

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2012

BJP and AP issued a joint statement based on the recent comments form Leica executives that their comments on the mirrorless camera were misrepresented during previous interviews: BJP and AP stand by their reporting of comments made by Leica representatives during a wide-ranging interview with UK journalists in Paris in June 2011.The magazines absolutely refute any […]

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Facing Change: Documenting America – Carlos Javier Ortiz (video)

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2012

This video represents the continuation of our Facing Change: Documenting America (FCDA) series. FCDA is a non-profit collective of prominent photographers and writers who have come together to explore the United States during one of the most enduring times in the nation’s history. The work of Carlos Javier Ortiz, one of the FCDA photographers, sheds […]

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Leica D-Lux 6 sample images

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2012

Some sample images taken with the new Leica D-Lux 6 during the October Fair in Leiden, The Netherlands by Rob van Keulen (check also his flickr stream and recent guest post on the Leica Monochrome + Noctilux combo):

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Guest post: Street photography with Leica M Monochrom and Noctilux M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2012

Today’s guest post about shooting the Leica M Monochrome with the Noctilux M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens is by Rob van Keulen (flickr stream): As a digital camera specialist and product manager I get the chance now and then to play with new and exiting stuff. I used to own a Sony A700 with a […]

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Rankin interview on S-Magazine (video)

By LR admin | Published: October 10, 2012

Photographer Rankin talks about his experience with the new Leica S and shooting an entire issue of S-Magazine with it.

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SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 M-mount lens prototype listed on eBay

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2012

A prototype of the SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 M-mount lens is now listed on eBay. The current price after 19 bids is $1,550.00 with 14 hours left. The MSRP price of the lens is $4,288. Lens description from the eBay listing:

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Epson’s patent to display manual lens information on screen/viewfinder

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2012

Epson filed patent 2012-186726 in Japan for a way of displaying manual lens information (aperture, focal length, focusing distance) on the camera LCD screen or viewfinder. This can be achieved with a small camera located above the lens that captures the lens information and shows it on the LCD screen:

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