Category Archives: Leica X

Black Leica X1 now in stock

By LR admin | Published: December 23, 2010

The black Leica X1 that was announced during Photokina 2010 is now in stock at B&H and Amazon:

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Black Leica X1 now shipping in the US

By LR admin | Published: December 8, 2010

The black Leica X1 is now shipping in the US and should be available in stores in the next few days. The soft leather case for Leica D-Lux 5 (#18724) is also in stock in most authorized dealers:

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Leica X1 firmware version 2.0 expected in 6-8 weeks

By LR admin | Published: November 16, 2010
the first Leica X1 beta software

Leica X1 firmware version 2.0 is now in beta testing. Some of the improvements are faster AF and improved manual focus. The new firmware is expected to be released in 6-8 weeks.

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Leica X1 black “Jochen Rindt” limited edition

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2010

For the 40th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s death, the Leica Shop in Vienna presents the Leica X1 Edition ‘Jochen Rindt’. Only 68 cameras of this limited edition are produced and the price is 2,150 EUR. The camera comes with an original photograph of Jochen Rindt by Peter Coeln taken six days before his tragic crash in […]

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Black Thumbs Up CSEP-2 now available for the black Leica X1

By LR admin | Published: October 5, 2010

MatchTechnical released a black version of their CSEP-2 ThumbsUp model to match up with the new black Leica X1 camera. More images after the break:

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Leica X1 digiscoping adapter?

By LR admin | Published: October 1, 2010

Now, maybe I did miss this product announcement, but there appears to be a new Leica X1 digiscoping adapter (model 42331) shown at Leicainnederland: The pictures of the adapter appears to be taken at Photokina or some other photography show, but I do not remember seeing any online coverage of this product. Leica did indicate in the […]

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Q&A session with Leica

By LR admin | Published: September 29, 2010

The German version of the Q&A session with Leica just came online. The main points: R-solution: Leica is working on a mirrorless solution, but for financial, technical and other reasons the exact details are still unclear. S-system: three new lenses are expected – 24 mm ultra wide angle, 30 mm super wide-angle (with optional central locking) and 30-90 mm zoom. Still […]

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