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A quick review of the Ricoh GXR A12 Leica M-mount combo

By LR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

I posted some samples and a quick review of the Ricoh GXR + A12 M-mount combo. Anyone using this setup? What are your experiences?

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Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 comparison review

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2011

There are many good Fuji X100 reviews online. In this post I will concentrate on the Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 cameras comparison. Unfortunately, I could not publish this online earlier because I just got my Fuji X100 last week. You can click on most of the images for larger view. General I have already compared the […]

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Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton lens review (guest post)

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2011

Today’s guest post about the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 lens is written by Paulo Teixeira from 135street.com: Iʼve bought this lens driven by curiosity and considering that for the “small” investment the risks would certainly be surpassed by having a very fast glass in certain situations. So…this lens has always been seen as one for specific situations and […]

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Leica’s Ernst Leitz Hektor 135mm f/4.5 lens review

By LR admin | Published: March 14, 2011

General The Leica Hektor 135mm f/4.5 is probably the least expensive Leica M lens available today – it sells for $50-$300 on eBay or the used departments of B&H, Adorama and KEH. Leica manufactured this lens between 1933-1960. The serial number of mine revealed that it is produced back in 1958. The Hektor model was replaced in 1960 by the Leica Elmar 135mm […]

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Guest post: Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 MC lens review by Xavier Lhospice

By LR admin | Published: January 16, 2011

Today’s guest post about the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 MC lens on Leica M8 is written by Xavier Lhospice: I used the Leica 50mm Summilux lens on my Leica M6/7 cameras for years. Now, that I use a digital M8 with a crop factor of 1,33x, my favorite lens became a 65 mm. I needed a 35mm […]

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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens review

By LR admin | Published: January 11, 2011

I had the chance to try the new Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens and this is my hands-on report. General The 35mm is probably the most widely used focal length on rangefinder cameras. Leica currently offers three different 35mm lenses: Summilux (f/1.4), Summicron (f/2) and Summarit (f/2.5). The previous Summilux version had reportedly focus […]

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Leica V-Lux 2 review: the Leica movie camera

By LR admin | Published: November 19, 2010

Specs at a glance Lens: Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 4.5–108 mm f/2.8–5.2 ASPH (wide-angle f/2.8–f/8, telephoto f/5.2–f/8 ), full frame equivalent to 25–600 mm, 24x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, 14 lenses in 10 groups) Sensor: 1/2.33″ CMOS with 15.1MP (effective 14.1MP in 4:3 format) ISO: 100-1600 Video: full 1080i HD, AVCHD/QuickTime Motion JPEG formats (JPEG […]

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