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Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lens now in stock

By LR admin | Published: January 9, 2012

The Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lenses is now in stock at B&H.

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Yes, Fuji will release a M-mount adapter for the X-Pro 1

By LR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

I just received an answer to my question from two days ago – soon you will able to use your Leica M lenses on the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera. Fuji will announce their own M-mount adapter for the X-Pro 1. The price of the X-Pro1 body is $1.699. The camera will also have two optical […]

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Will someone produce a Leica M-mount lens adapter for the Fuji X-PRO 1 mirrorless camera?

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

The mirrorless Fuji X-PPO 1 camera leaked on Wells Fargo’s website and Responses Photo magazine. It will be interesting to see if a third party company will produce a Leica M-mount lens adapter for the X-PPO 1. Does anyone see a technical reason why such adapter is not feasible?

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“Buy a Leica” by Gregory Porter

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Thanks @RedFireMusic

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Gizmon iCA: a Leica inspired case for iPhone 4/4s

By LR admin | Published: January 1, 2012

The Japanese company Adplus (gizmon.com) went a step further than the Leica iPhone stickers and designed a real Leica screw mount inspired case for iPhone 4/4s (similar to this Leica i9 concept). The Gizmon iCA has an optical viewfinder, shutter button, conversion lens mount, tripod socket and strap holes:

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SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens with Leica M mount announced

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement: The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value Some […]

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Happy New Year!

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Happy New Year and thanks for being a reader! Those were the most popular LeicaRumors posts for 2011: Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX 5 image comparison Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 comparison review Leica M10 camera concept Some interesting thoughts on the Leica M10 (29MP sensor, hybrid viewfinder, live view, video recording, MAESTRO processor?) […]

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