The Leica M9 Titanium is now shipping to authorized dealers. The limited edition designed by Walter de’Silva was announced during Photokina. The set contains a 35mm Summilux lens, shoulder holster, carrying strap plus finger loops and two books illustrating the design process (some of the prototypes can be seen here). Another novelty of this limited M9 edition are sapphire crystal […]
The annual Fotofusion 2011 event that will take place in the Palm Beach Photographic Centre next week will offer four different Leica classes: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon Introducing the benefits of rangefinder photography and the LEICA M9 with Tom A. Smith Learn how the Leica M rangefinder system sets the LEICA M9 apart from the […]
Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens is now discontinued (Amazon still has one in stock). Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f/2 ZM lens review. You can also win a Leica X1 here Various Leica accessories available at leicagoodies.com. 2011 Leica gallery schedule for Solms and New York. Video: Joel Meyerowitz on street photography:
I posted that story few days ago on Twitter and I think it is worth mentioning it on the blog, even though it is not directly related to Leica: For more info you can visit www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com.
Artisan & Artist introduced a new leather case for the Leica D-lux 5 in Japan (price: 15,750 yen/190 USD):
Happy New Year to all Leica fans and many thanks for your continued support. In 2010 (LR) attracted 564,040 absolute unique visitors from 208 countries/territories that generated 2,725,465 pageviews. A total of 852 posts and 3602 comments were published since the blog’s inception. In 2011 I will continue to expand the content of the site with the […]
I went ahead and bought the auto lens cap for Leica D-Lux 5. The cap is made of plastic but it fits well on the front lens thread (you will have to remove the protective ring first). The hinges are very loose but they do open and close smoothly when the lens extends/retracts. Using this cap will […]
