Leica Camera officially announces the release of “Leica Myself” book

By LR admin | Published: July 10, 2013

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Leica Camera officially announced the book “Leica Myself” (currently available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan):

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Adobe Lightroom 5 now comes with all Leica S, M, X, V and D-Lux cameras

By LR admin | Published: July 4, 2013

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The new Adobe Lightroom 5 image editing software now comes with all Leica S, M, X, V and D-Lux cameras. Leica Camera AG made an official statement few weeks ago but for some reason I missed it and did not cover it on the blog:

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Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2013: finalists’ portfolios

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2013

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This video shows the winners and finalists’ portfolios for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2013. Thousands of entries were received from all over the world. The video and awards were presented on July 3 during Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie photography festival held in Arles, France. Evgenia Arbugaeva won the Leica Oskar Barnack Award for her portfolio,“Tiksi” and Ciril Jazbec won the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award for his portfolio “Waiting to Move.”

For more information, go to leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.

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Voigtlander Bessa A film rangefinder cameras are now discontinued

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2013

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After Zeiss discontinued their Ikon film rangefinder camera last year, the Voigtlander Bessa A models are the next victims of the digital age: three different A models are listed as discontinued on Cosina’s website. The M models rangefinders are not discontinued at that point (the A models have an electronically controlled focal plane shutter, while the M version has mechanical metal focal plane shutter). Voigtlander Bessa are a cheaper alternative to Leica M film cameras with prices ranging from $670 to $800 depending on the model.

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Platinum palladium printing with Leica M Monochrom

By LR admin | Published: July 2, 2013

Manuel Gomes Teixeira, photographer and platinum palladium printer, usually uses traditional methods with photographic film in medium and large format cameras. Invited by the exclusive distributor of Leica cameras in Portugal, he tested the Leica Monochrom. The high quality files, showing a rich tonal range, adapted very well to Platinum printing. You can read more about platinum palladium printing on his website and on Wikipedia. Footage, edition and film direction by Luís Oliveira Santos.

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for June 2013

By LR admin | Published: July 1, 2013

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Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2013:

  1. Leica X Vario Type 107 detailed specifications
  2. New images of the Leica X Vario Type 107 camera
  3. Leica Mini M: “larger than usual sensor for its relatively small body”
  4. Leica X Vario camera first impressions
  5. First sample images from the Leica X Vario Type 107 camera are out
  6. Leica X Vario sample images and video previews
  7. Leica X Vario officially announced
  8. The Leica M-Monochrom “Soul” film won five awards at the Cannes Lions Festival
  9. Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens sample images, black and silver versions now in stock
  10. The giant “Fake Leica” sculpture inside the Leica LA store is valued at $1 million
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Leica D-Lux 6 ‘Edition by G-Star RAW’ camera now available for pre-order

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2013

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The latest Leica D-Lux 6 ‘Edition by G-Star RAW’ camera is now available for pre-order for $1,190.00. The regular D-Lux 6 camera costs $799, but the G-Start RAW version comes with a strap and a camera case:

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How to follow LeicaRumors

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2013

With the termination of Google Reader on Monday, many of you are probably looking for alternative solutions to follow LeicaRumors. Here are your choices:

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Full text LeicaRumors RSS feeds – just add the RSS feed(s) to your favorite reader and you will get the latest blog posts few minutes after they are published online.

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You can also follow LeicaRumors on Facebook – make sure you check the “Show in News Feed” and/or “Get Notifications” options in order to get the latest blog updates:

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Twitter

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LeicaRumors on Twitter – I often share addition information on Facebook and Twitter that doesn’t make it to the blog.

Google+

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All LeicaRumors posts are published also on Google+.

Email Subscription

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Full text of the latest blog posts on LeicaRumors can also be received via email.

Google Currents

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All LeicaRumors articles are also available on Google Currents. A Flipboard edition is coming soon.

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