Leica M9 camera survives fall from balcony, breaks pool’s granite tile

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In case you missed it, here is a story I posted on Facebook last week: a Chinese photographer dropped his Leica M9 camera from the balcony and… broke the pool’s granite tile below. The camera’s focusing and metering systems were working fine after the drop, but he will probably need a new lens hood:

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Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VM lens (Leica M mount) is now $100 off

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The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VM lens for Leica M mount is now $100 off (the new price is $899). Recently several Voigtlander VM lenses got a price drop in the US (the 50mm f/1.1 Nokton was not part of the initial discount).

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Leica also makes limited edition binoculars: new Ultravid 8×32 Edition Zagato announced

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Leica camera announced a new Ultravid 8×32 Edition Zagato limited edition binocular:

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Leica Q is the winner of the EISA European Premium Compact Camera Award for 2015-2016

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The Leica Q Typ Typ 116 is the winner of the EISA European Premium Compact Camera Award for 2015-2016:

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Lenny Kravitz at the Ostlicht photo gallery

LEICA CAMERA AG & OSTLICHT PHOTO GALLERY PRESENT: LENNY KRAVITZ “FLASH!” & MATHIEU BITTON “ASCENSION”

Exhibition on view from 11 – 22 August 2015

The life of a rock star is lived in public. Celebrated, admired, but also observed, crowded and pursued by fans and photographers, groupies, autograph hunters, gossip columnists and reporters – all armed with smartphones, TV and digital cameras, microphones. And flashes.

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The sensor inside the Leica Q Typ 116 is most likely produced by TowerJazz – an Israeli semiconductor manufacturer with tight relations to Panasonic

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In a recent interview Leica confirmed that the sensor inside the Q Typ 116 camera is not made by Sony or CMOSIS. So, who is the manufacturer of this sensor? One very plausible option is TowerJazz – an Israeli semiconductor manufacturer with tight relations to Panasonic who has produced sensors for CMOSIS in the past. Here are some interesting links/quotes:

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Joel Meyerowitz on why he is shooting with a Leica camera

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In this video labeled “What you put in the frame determines the photographJoel Meyerowitz explains what makes his style of photography different and unique and why he is shooting with a Leica camera:

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New Leica X Maroon and Leica D-LUX Rolling Stone 100th Anniversary limited edition cameras announced in Japan

Two new Leica limited edition cameras were announced in Japan:

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Leica X Maroon limited edition (50 cameras) to commemorate the opening of the new Leica Hankyu Umeda store. Read more on Leica Japan website.

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Leica D-LUX Rolling Stone 100th Anniversary Edition camera will feature the label of 10 different musicians. The set includes an original print with the autograph of each musician (20 cameras per musician for a total of 200 units for this limited edition). Additional images:

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