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Leica announced new accessories from COOPH and Gitzo

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2017

: GT2542

: GT4543LS

: GT3542L

: GK1545T-82TQD

: GC4101 0001

: GH3382QD

: GH2720QR

: GH1720QR

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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Leica M10 camera reviews

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2017

For your weekend reading – an update list of Leica M10 camera reviews:

Leica M10 pre-order links:

US	Worldwide
B&H Adorama PopFlash Leica Boutique Palm Beach Leica Store San Francisco Leica Store Miami Tamarkin Classic Connection	Meister Camera (Germany) Reddotcameras (UK) MKKamera (Hong Kong) Rangefinder (Hong Kong) 9days (Hong Kong) Map Camera (Japan)

For additional Leica M10 coverage you can follow the Leica M10 Facebook group and Leica M10 Facebook page.

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Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica SL

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2017

At the 2017 CP+ show in Japan last week, Handevision had on display a new 35mm f/2.4 and 75mm f/2.4 IBERIT lenses for Leica SL mount. Currently there are already five Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica M mount (24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm, all f/2.4) and they will all be available in SL mount as well. I believe these are the only third party lenses for the Leica SL mount available right now.

Handevision IBERIT lenses will be available in four different colors: glossy silver, matte silver, glossy black and matte black:

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica SL| Tagged HandeVision IBERIT lenses for Leica SL mount| 13 Comments

Apply now: Leica Oskar Barnack Awards 2017

By LR admin | Published: March 1, 2017

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017 is now accepting applications (from March 1st to April 10th). Here is a look back at the finalists and winners from last year:

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Leica X-E Typ 102 camera listed as discontinued

By LR admin | Published: February 28, 2017

The Leica X-E Typ 102 camera that was announced back in September 2014 is now listed as discontinued at B&H and Adorama:

Posted in Leica X-E| Tagged To be discontinued| 16 Comments

Using the Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens on the Leica Q camera

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2017

An update on my last post on attaching additional third party lens converters to the Leica Q camera – another option described here is using this old Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens with a 49mm thread that fits perfectly on the Q and gives an effective 75mm when using the 50mm crop mode:

28mm*1.5 = 42m
35mm*1.5 = 52.5mm
50mm*1.5 =75mm

The Konica Minolta ACT-100 1.5x telephoto converter lens can be purchased on eBay for around $40 (some sample photos available in the Facebook discussion, update – see also this Facebook post):

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