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Adobe Lightroom 5 now comes with all Leica S, M, X, V and D-Lux cameras

By LR admin | Published: July 4, 2013

The new Adobe Lightroom 5 image editing software now comes with all Leica S, M, X, V and D-Lux cameras. Leica Camera AG made an official statement few weeks ago but for some reason I missed it and did not cover it on the blog:

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Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2013: finalists’ portfolios

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2013

This video shows the winners and finalists’ portfolios for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2013. Thousands of entries were received from all over the world. The video and awards were presented on July 3 during Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie photography festival held in Arles, France. Evgenia Arbugaeva won the Leica Oskar Barnack Award for her […]

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Voigtlander Bessa A film rangefinder cameras are now discontinued

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2013

After Zeiss discontinued their Ikon film rangefinder camera last year, the Voigtlander Bessa A models are the next victims of the digital age: three different A models are listed as discontinued on Cosina’s website. The M models rangefinders are not discontinued at that point (the A models have an electronically controlled focal plane shutter, while the M […]

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Platinum palladium printing with Leica M Monochrom

By LR admin | Published: July 2, 2013

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

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2013

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

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2013

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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