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Leica M digital rangefinder

Leica “Das Wesentliche” event coverage

Excitement is building up. The Leica – Das Wesentliche event will start shorty in Cologne, Germany. This post will be updated multiple times, refresh your browser for the latest news (all times are EST): New products to be announced: LEICA S: The synthesis of optimum imaging quality, perfect handling and outstanding speed LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-S 24 MM F/3.5 ASPH.: […]

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Leica announcements today!

The event “LEICA – DAS WESENTLICHE” will start today at 7:00 pm CET (1:00 pm EST). Stay tuned for detailed coverage throughout the day. You can follow LeicaRumors on Twitter and Facebook. You can also get notifications via RSS and email.

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Rumor: Leica will introduce a new R lens adapter for the upcoming digital M rangefinder

The Leica event “Das Wesentliche” will take place on September 17th (next Monday) in Cologne. The only update I have for now is that Leica will introduce a new M mount adapter for R lenses. If you still have your R glass, soon you will be able to use it on the upcoming Leica M rangefinder (may […]

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Leica M10 speculations

After the latest M9/M9-P price reduction and the upcoming Leica event in Cologne, we are definitely getting closer to the Leica M10 announcement. In addition to the first M10 spy shots, I recently received two additional images:     Here is a mockup on how I think the M10 will look based on the above spy shots – the body will […]

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Leica event on September 17 in Cologne

Leica has scheduled an exclusive event in Cologne on September 17th, 2012 (the day before the start of the Photokina 2012 show). The expectations are for a new Leica M10, S3, D-Lux 6, V-Lux 4 and maybe even a redesigned Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and a new 28mm Summilux-M f/1.4.

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Rare Leica MP-3 LHSA camera kit with 50mm Summilux ASPH lens

Dale Photo & Digital has a rare Leica MP-3 LHSA set with 50mm Summilux ASPH lens for sale ($13,495.00): Click on images for larger view.

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Few observations on the Leica M10 spy shot

Some observations and comments for the Leica M10 spy shots I published last week: The camera appears to be larger than the M8/M9. There is an unusual lens attached to the camera. The way the camera is held suggests that there is live view (which has been mentioned before). There seems to be a port […]

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