Panasonic’s website leaked the long expected Panasonic LX5 (replacement of the LX3) which should give us a pretty good idea of what the next Leica D-Lux 5 will look like (probably announced at Photokina): direct link direct link Main differences between the LX5 and the older LX3 version: the LX5 has 3.8x zoom 24-90mm (the […]
Rumors surfaced today of a new Panasonic point and shoot camera with m4/3 sensor, fixed 3x zoom Leica lens (starting from 24mm f/2.0 on the wide angle) and some kind of a built-in optical rangefinder with wide and tele markings. They also mentioned that Leica will release their own version of the same camera for Photokina. […]
Richard Franiec’s Leica D-Lux4 custom grip will be discontinued. The last batch is already produced and after it’s sold out it will no longer be available.
Panasonic is currently running a teaser ad that displays the silhouettes of two cameras – one of them appears to have the shape of the LX3. The official announcement should be during the Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham NEC (March 7-10, 2010). At that point it is not clear if this will be the new LX4 but […]
Digital Camera Raw Compatibility update 3.0 was released with Leica D-Lux 4 support.
Today Apple released Aperture 3 with RAW support for Leica D-Lux 4. Leica M9 is not on the list of supported cameras. Amazon is now taking Aperture 3 pre-orders.
Three new limited edition Leicas will be introduced for the 60th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China (click on image to enlarge). Leica D-Lux 4: Leica MP and 50mm Lux: Leica M8.2 body only: Source
