Leica announced today that this year there is a record number of entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award: International photography competition receives nearly 20% more entries Solms, Germany (March 28, 2011) – Leica Camera AG announces a record number of entries for the 32nd annual ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award,’ an international professional photography competition. After […]
Leica X1 has a 12.9MP APS-C CMOS sensor and I wanted to compare its ISO performance to a APS-C type DSLR camera. I chose the Nikon D300s because both cameras were announced around the same time back in 2009 (the ISO of the latest Nikon D7000 goes up to 25,600). About the test: All images are 100% […]
Allendale, NJ (March 28, 2011) – Leica Camera Inc. is pleased to announce a firmware update for its high-performance digital compact camera, the LEICA X1. Users wishing to benefit from the new offerings can download the firmware update from the Leica website and take advantage of new, improved features beginning Tuesday March 29, 2011. The […]
Kai from DigitalRev does another entertaining video review of the Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M Aspherical lens (it seems that DigitalRev has one in stock):
Leica Camera Russia just reported that firmware V2.0 for Leica X1 will be out on March 29th. The new firmware version includes the following changes (Google translation):
Leica is about to release a beta version of a new firmware for the M8 and M9 rangefinders.
Back in December I reported that the Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens was discontinued. The lens is currently listed as “no longer available”. Another lens, the Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit M Aspherical lens is now also listed as discontinued at B&H: If you are looking to get one of those lenses, Amazon still […]
