Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Leica Store Vienna grand opening (video)

By LR admin | Published: November 19, 2012

On October 30, 2012, Leica Store Vienna opened its doors. Located in the heart of Vienna and managed by gallery and photo specialist Peter Coeln, it is a Leica Camera first as it combines a Leica Store and Leica Gallery. “Quiet Moments” by photographer and ski jumping athlete Gregor Schlierenzauer is the first exhibition. Learn […]

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Film: Not dead yet (video)

By LR admin | Published: October 29, 2012

A reader emailed me this video from 2011 about analog photography in New York.

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New Leica Store and Leica Gallery to open in Vienna

By LR admin | Published: October 12, 2012

New Leica Store and Leica Gallery will be opened in Vienna at the end of the month. For further details see the press release below:

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Facing Change: Documenting America – Carlos Javier Ortiz (video)

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2012

This video represents the continuation of our Facing Change: Documenting America (FCDA) series. FCDA is a non-profit collective of prominent photographers and writers who have come together to explore the United States during one of the most enduring times in the nation’s history. The work of Carlos Javier Ortiz, one of the FCDA photographers, sheds […]

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Epson’s patent to display manual lens information on screen/viewfinder

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2012

Epson filed patent 2012-186726 in Japan for a way of displaying manual lens information (aperture, focal length, focusing distance) on the camera LCD screen or viewfinder. This can be achieved with a small camera located above the lens that captures the lens information and shows it on the LCD screen:

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Canon 5D Mark II modified with a Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 lens

By LR admin | Published: October 7, 2012

Robert Benson modified his Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera and attached a Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 lens: This has been my obsession for more than a two months, and its now complete. The camera above is (was) a Canon 5dmk2. I wanted to use Leica rangefinder “M” lenses on it, but of course you cant, because […]

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Leica links/news/videos

By LR admin | Published: October 7, 2012

Q&A on Leica Cinema lenses (scroll down to page 50 of the PDF file). Leica M-E now also in stock at Amazon. Sarantel to supply GPS antennas to Leica. Interview with Stephan Schulz (head of Pro Imaging Leica):

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