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 […]
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?
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:
“The Thumbie” is a cheaper thumb rest alternative to the ThumbsUp from Matchtechnical for Leica M8/M9 rangefinders: “Made for the amateur or working professional the M8 M9 the ‘Thumbie’ has been designed to offer a secure grip while maintaining all the features of the camera and keeping them easily accessible. It is made from solid brass yet weighs only 13gms […]
An update on the Leica M to Sony E mount Helicoid adapter that has build-in focus helicoid that could turn your Leica M lens into a macro lens: Hawk’s factory in Taiwan is already producing it and it’s now available for sale on eBay for $179: Via Egami & eBay
The Ricoh A12 M-mount unit for GXR cameras is now shipping in the US. Popflash currently has few pieces in stock. The Ricoh GXR AF assist shows a high-contrast representation of the scene for better manual focus. There is no focus confirmation:
There is a new solution form Walter RX Eyepiece for rangefinder cameras users who suffer from astigmatism: This is an ingenious little device that solves two big problems. Your optical deficiency, and astigmatism. Now, using this device, you are able to put your eye up close to the eyepiece, allowing you to see the full […]
