LHSA announced the details for their Spring Photo Shoot in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: Registration is open for the LHSA Spring Photo Shoot in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida April 17-20, 2013! Documentary photographer and Leica Medal of Excellence recipient Maggie Steber will make a presentation at the Saturday evening dinner. Info was sent to all members last week. […]
In an email to a customer, Leica Camera confirmed that they are working on a new firmware update for the M8 digital rangefinder that will support the new Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens (currently shipping in the US for $7,195.00).
I received some information that the Leica M release date has been delayed. B&H also recently changed the expected availability date to April 30, 2013 (previously, the shipping date was February 28).
Dale Photo & Digital will soon open their new Leica store in Miami that will feature 1,000 square foot gallery, workshop/studio space and a high-end retail area that will display all current Leica products. You can check the new location and the upcoming Leica S system demo days next weekend.
DxOMark announced DxO Optics Pro v8.1.3 (the Elite edition is priced at $299) with support for Leica M-E, M9, and M9-P cameras. Here is a quick video on the DxO Optics Pro software:
At the 2013 NAB show in Las Vegas Leica will announce a new line of Summicron-C cinema prime lenses. After the Summilux-C series, the new Summicron-C lenses will offer lower priced solution for ARRI-PL mount cameras. The new lenses will have the same size, diameter and (nearly) the same weight, priced at 17,000$ (in comparison to […]
A new interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, shot in the Leica factory in Solms.
