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Leica M Monochrom

Leica M Monochrom: American Photo editor’s choice award

The Leica M Monochrom ($7,950) was named as “Editor’s Choice Award” in American Photo’s annual “Gear of the Year” feature. The camera received a two-page spread in the December 2012 issue:

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Guest post: Street photography with Leica M Monochrom and Noctilux M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens

Today’s guest post about shooting the Leica M Monochrome with the Noctilux M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens is by Rob van Keulen (flickr stream): As a digital camera specialist and product manager I get the chance now and then to play with new and exiting stuff. I used to own a Sony A700 with a […]

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Leica M Monochrom updates

With the Leica M Monochrome cameras already chipping in Europe, the first sample and previews are already starting to show up online. Here is a Leica Monochrom hands-on video field test from The Camera Store:

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Leica M Monochrom now shipping in Europe

The first batch of Leica M Monochrome cameras are already shipping in Europe. US deliveries are expected to start at the end of August. The unboxing video is already online:

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Leica M Monochrom expected to start shipping on August 28, 2012

The new Leica M Monochrom is listed on B&H website with an expected availability of August 28, 2012. The camera was initially set to start shipping in late July 2012.

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Leica M Monochrom, X2 updates

At some point Leica considered a sliding cover for the LCD on the M Monochrome – this is probably where the early rumors about a M camera without LCD came from. If the M9-M is a success, Leica may implement black and white sensors in other cameras/models. Comparison between Leica M6 with Tri-X film and the new […]

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Poll results: Who is buying the new Leica products?

Here are the results from the who is buying the new Leica products poll:

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Adobe Lightroom 4.1 released with Leica M9-M, X2 and APO Summicron 50mm lens support

Adobe released Lightroom version 4.1 with Leica M9 Monochrom, X2 and APO Summicron 50mm f/2 ASPH lens support. Download links: Windows | Mac.

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