Voigtlander Heliar Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount review

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2017

General

Ever since Voigtlander announced their Heliar Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM full frame lens for Leica M mount ($529), I was curious to try it out and when I had the opportunity to shoot with it for a few days, I jumped right to it.

This lens uses a unique historical design to match some of the earliest Voigtlander lenses from the 19th century. The lens design has been on the market for a long time. Several different versions exist in Leica thread mount (LTM) and Nikon S mount. I believe that initially the lens came with the Bessa R2S Nikon S-mount rangefinder as a special edition and many people just used it with adapters on Leica M mount cameras. The new version of the lens is the first to be available in Leica M mount and is not collapsible – there was also a collapsable version in the past:

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Leica UK to host “Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival” at Mayfair

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2017
Johnny Hodges at Monterey Jazz Festival 1961

Johnny Hodges at Monterey Jazz Festival 1961

Leica UK to host ‘Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival’ at Mayfair
17 – 28 March 2017
Leica Mayfair, 27 Bruton Place, London W1J 6NQ

Leica UK has announced Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival: a new exhibition at its Mayfair studio, which will be open to the public from 17-28 March. Featuring images from one of the most celebrated music photographers of the twentieth century, this unique collection is taken from a new book of the same name from publisher Reel Art Press, and has remained almost completely unseen until now.

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Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9, Lightroom CC 2015.9 released with Leica M10 support

By LR admin | Published: March 7, 2017


Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9 is now released with support for the Leica M10 camera:

  • DNG converter 9.9 download links: Win | macOS)

Update: Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.9 was also released (download info, see also this page).

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Leica M10 half cases

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2017

  
 
→ Arte di Mano are now already selling their new Leica M10 half cases.

  
 
→ M&K Kamera M10 leather half case are available in black and brown.

 
  
→ New half case for Leica M10 with battery and SD card access from Kenjileather (available also on eBay).


→ The original Leica half case is available in 3 different colors.

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Leica photography classes and workshops

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2017

Here are some of the latest Leica photography classes and workshops offered by the Leica Store Miami:





For more classes, visit the Leica Akademie USA website. In Germany, you can see the classes offered by Meister Camera:

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The Huawei P10 smartphone comes with a new Leica dual camera 2.0

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2017


The new Huawei P10 smartphone comes with a new Leica dual camera 2.0 (20MP monochrome sensor, 12MP RGB sensor and 8MP front camera):

“The devices’ portrait features include precise 3D facial detection technology, dynamic illumination and portrait enhancements. A smart imaging algorithm applies studio-like re-lighting and beautifying effects to create radiant portraits. Using the new depth-of-field algorithm, a natural bokeh effect creates sharper, clearer and more vivid colors in the foreground, while the background remains elegantly blurred.

The Huawei P10 Plus’ Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro Edition includes new SUMMILUX-H Leica lenses with a larger F/1.8 aperture and higher optical capability. Co-developed with GoPro, the Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus also feature Highlights, a mobile editing tool which creates a dynamic video of users’ images and videos.”

Key features include:

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Leica announced new accessories from COOPH and Gitzo

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2017

Leica Camera Announces New, Premium Accessories from COOPH and Gitzo

Stylish, high-quality rope straps from COOPH and rugged tripods from Gitzo provide users luxury add-ons for their cameras and binoculars

March 3, 2017 – Leica Camera presents new accessories for cameras and binoculars. The product portfolio now features Leica Rope Straps, a selection of stylish carrying straps designed by COOPH, as well as an extensive range of high-quality tripods made by Gitzo, the camera equipment specialist from Italy.

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