Some additional information on Leica Camera’s new interactive multi-content campaign ‘Illuminated’, where seven photographers will each travel to a city previously unknown to them with a Leica Q camera.
Each photographer has been tasked to discover the city, its people and culture, and to document what they see from new angles and perspectives. The Leica Q will be passed on from one photographer to the next at the end of each trip for the next photographer’s journey of discovery. From there, each photographer will create a pictorial portfolio and publish it on the website – https://illuminated.leica-camera.com/.
Photographs from New York City, Singapore and Sydney can already be found on the website and those who are interested can immerse themselves in the content that has been captured. Additional cities will be featured throughout the course of the year.
Additional information can be found in the press release below:
The new the Instant Magny 35 Instant Back enables you to use SLR and rangefinder film cameras to capture instant photographs without any additional modifications. The Instant Magny 35 is developed by NINM Lab and is compatible with over 35 most common models from 5 major brands of 135 SLR and rangefinder film cameras. The supported models include: Nikon FM/FE/FA, Leica M, Olympus OM, Pentax M, and Canon A:
The Instant Magny 35 will be launched on Kickstarter tomorrow. Pricing will start from US$99. The full press release can be found here.
Additional pictures of the Instant Magny 35 Instant Back attached to a Leica M cameras
More pictures of the upcoming Leica C-Lux camera leaked online. The official announcement is expected next week during the official opening of the last phase of Leitz Park. I think the new C-Lux model will be based on the Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 camera. Here are the pictures of the gold version:
‘LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD’: THE TWELVE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
The twelve finalists of this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) have been chosen. The complete portfolios from the categories ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ and ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer’ can now be viewed at www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.
Around 2,500 photographers from a total of 110 different countries submitted entries to the LOBA competition in 2018. A brief overview of the twelve finalists:
Ernesto Benavides, Peru: ‘Dredges’
Every year, several hectares of forests are lost to illegal gold mining in Peru. Ernesto Benavides’ portfolio of aerial photographs titled ‘Dredges’ impressively illustrates this ruthless exploitation of natural resources. In addition to his independent projects, Benavides also works for Agence France-Presse, and his work is frequently published in the international press. He has also been teaching photography at the University of Lima since 2010.
Vanja Bucan, Slovenia: ‘Sequences of Truth and Deception’
In her portfolio titled ‘Sequences of Truth and Deception’, Vanja Bucan concerns herself with the ambivalent relationship between humanity and the world of nature that, as she says, is characterised by dominance, exploitation and idealisation. In her portraits and still lifes, Bucan attempts to create a multi-layered and deconstructed vision of nature. Vanja Bucan was born in Nova Gorica, Slovenia in 1973. She currently lives and works in Berlin.
Turi (Salvatore) Calafato, Italy: ‘Amuninni ’u mari (Let’s go to the sea)’
In summer, the Sicilians live their lives on the beach. With the pictures of ‘Amuninni ’u mari (Let’s go to the sea)’, Turi Calafato documents the hustle and bustle on the beach and observes people in their everyday activities. Turi (Salvatore) Calafato, born in 1979, lives and works as a freelance photographer in Italy.
→ Finally, a new EVF by Sony that is better than the one in the Leica SL: 5.6 million dots OLED EVF with 240fps refresh rate (UXGA 1600×1200 resolution).
→ Check out also this new 47.5MP CMV50000 full frame sensor with global shutter from CMOSIS – maybe it will be used in one of the future Leica cameras?
The Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH black chrome finish lens is now in stock at Leica Store Miami. This lens was announced back in 2015, but has been out of stock most of the time:
