Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017: 2,700 entries submitted

By LR admin | Published: May 13, 2017

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017: 2,700 entries submitted

  • 2,700 photographers from 104 countries submitted entries to prestigious international competition
  • This year’s twelve finalists will be announced on 20 June 2017

Leica Camera has announced that the submission phase for entries for the long-established ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ photographic competition (LOBA) in 2017 has now closed. The international jury of experts will now judge the entries received and select the twelve finalists in the two categories of the competition, the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ and the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award’. This year’s shortlist will be announced at www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com on 20 June 2017.

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Deal of the day: Leica M9 replica crystal camera is now $30 off

By LR admin | Published: May 10, 2017


For a limited time the Leica M9 replica crystal camera is $30 off. Some additional information:

Made from handcrafted K9 crystal, the 2/3 scale Leica M Replica Crystal Camera from Fotodiox can serve as an elegant paperweight or bookend. Various parts of the model such as the lens, viewfinder, rear screen, grip, and some of the small knobs are made from separate pieces of crystal and attached to the body. Residing in its cushioned display box, the crystal Leica M with a lens arrives ready to assume its rightful place in any photo enthusiast’s collection.

Other crystal cameras are also discounted.

I will be receiving a new shipment of the Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins next week.

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Bringing the Leica M Typ 240 camera underwater with the Subal underwater housing

By LR admin | Published: May 9, 2017


Loic Dorez took the Leica M Typ 240 camera underwater with the Subal underwater housing. You can check his website for some pictures (warning: NSFW images). Here is a video taken with the Leica M Typ 240 underwater:

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Leica highlights from the upcoming WestLicht camera auction

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2017

Here are some of the Leica highlights from the upcoming 31st WestLicht Camera Auction that will take place on June 10th, 2017:

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Leica announced new Trinovid 8×32 HD and Trinovid 10×32 HD binoculars

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2017


Leica announced two new binoculars:

  • Leica Trinovid 8×32 HD binocular
  • Leica Trinovid 10×32 HD binocular

Press release and technical specifications:

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Shooting the Milky Way with the Leica M10 (Zeiss Distagon 15mm f/2.8 ZM lens review)

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2017



General

The widest M rectilinear lens that Leica makes today is the 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar ($2,995) if you don’t count the 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ($5,195). If you want to go wider, Zeiss and Voigtlander are the only options – Zeiss makes two super wide lenses, while Voigtlander has three:

  • Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZM ($4,600)
  • Distagon T* 18mm f/4 ZM ($1,428)
  • Hyper Wide Heliar 10mm f/5.6 VM Aspherical ($1,099)
  • Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm f/5.6 VM Aspherical III ($899)
  • Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 VM Aspherical III ($699)

Back in the 70’s Zeiss used to make the Hologon 15mm f/8 lens for Leica M mount (now selling for over $15k).

In this post I will cover the Zeiss Distagon 15mm f/2.8 ZM lens.

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HandeVision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount now in stock

By LR admin | Published: May 4, 2017



Four out of the five HandeVision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount are currently in stock at Adorama (the 24mm lens was just released) with pricing starting from $569:

  • IBERIT lenses are jointly developed by KIPON and German lens manufacturer IB/E OPTICS GmbH.
  • The 90mm f/2.4 lens will ship later this year.
  • All IBERIT M lenses are rangefinder coupled and are pre-6-bit coded.
  • The IBERIT lenses are also available for other mirrorless mounts.
  • Additional coverage of the HandeVision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount can be found here:

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