Robert Benson modified his Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera and attached a Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 lens: This has been my obsession for more than a two months, and its now complete. The camera above is (was) a Canon 5dmk2. I wanted to use Leica rangefinder “M” lenses on it, but of course you cant, because […]
Q&A on Leica Cinema lenses (scroll down to page 50 of the PDF file). Leica M-E now also in stock at Amazon. Sarantel to supply GPS antennas to Leica. Interview with Stephan Schulz (head of Pro Imaging Leica):
In a recent interview with Leica executives l-camera-forum asked about the previously rumored Leica mirrorless system camera: Question: An EVIL system camera has been announced some time ago. Can we still expect one? Stefan Daniel: We do not speculate. We’re not happy about the interview which started that rumour. We feel that it rather misrepresented what was said. […]
The main shareholders now own all shares of Leica Camera AG. The company shares are no longer traded at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange:
Adobe released Lightroom 4.2 (download links: Mac|Windows), Camera Raw 7.2 and DNG converter 7.2 (Mac|Windows) with support for the new Leica S, D-LUX 6, V-LUX 4 and the following lenses:
The Leica M-E is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at the Leica Boutique in Palm Beach and at Dale Photo and Digital. Here is a the new M-E next to the M9 and M9-P:
Bonhams will hold an action for rare Leica cameras in Hong Kong on November 23. The top lot is a Leica Luxus I camera (1930) No. 48048 with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar lens and faux lizard skin body covering. The camera is expected to reach HK$1,200,000-1,800,000 (£100,000-150,000). The Luxus cameras were produced on special order only in very […]
