Category Archives: Leica D-Lux

Putting all the pieces together: Leica @ Photokina 2008

By LR admin | Published: September 11, 2008

After the Noctilux lens rumor, I went back to my “rumors archive” and came across this post in dpreview (dated July 17, 2008): “The M9 will come next year with FF chip. Photokina will bring a Noctilux 0.95 and a compact Leica “Allah” CM/Cl. They also plan to ride the M8 $1750 upgrade train until […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 specifications

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2008

Specifications LEICA D-LUX 4 Lens: LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON5.1-12.8 mm f/2.0-2.8 ASPH. 8 elements in 6 groups 4 aspherical elements / 4 aspherical surfaces 2.5x optical zoom: digital zoom max. 4x Integrated optical image stabilizer Focal length: 5.1 – 12.8 mm (= 24-60 mm in 35 mm photography) Aperture: Wide-angle: f2/f8.0 (1 / 3 EV steps) […]

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Leica D-Lux 4 revealed

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2008

I am receiving more images from the French magazine Chasseur d’Images – this time is the Leica D-Lux 4: The only difference I see so far is the lens. The article mentions also a new C-LUX 3?

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Leica D-Lux 3 gone?

By LR admin | Published: September 3, 2008

It seems that D-Lux 3 is slowly disappearing from all stores (link).

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Photokina rumor: Leica will be releasing a new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4

By LR admin | Published: August 15, 2008

“I was told by a very reliable source. Leica wants to expand it’s sales in their camera and lens divisions. Making an RF camera that is affordable, ($1000 – $2,000) and lenses that are more affordable, which they are doing currently, should get more people using the RF format. This camera will be announced and […]

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Leica Rumor: new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2008

From the daily rumor scan of dpreview: Leica will be releasing a new, lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.I was told by a very reliable source. Leica wants to expand it’s sales in their camera and lens divisions. Making an RF camera that is affordable, ($1000 – $2,000) and lenses that […]

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