SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens
I received this email from SLR Magic announcing that they are now canceling the development of 35mm f/0.95 and 24mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica M rangefinders – I was not even aware that they were working on those new lenses (recently they did announce a new 35mm T0.95 lens for APS-C sized cameras):
Kai Müller is a Berlin based photographer and web designer with a big love for music, people and urban surroundings. In this video, Müller attends Eistnaflug Festival, a music festival in Iceland, where he captures the spirit of the music and the fans.
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HK LFC forum member posted several sample images (translation) claimed to be from the new Leica M digital rangefinder. Most of the images are taken at high ISO with a Noctilux f/1 lens. The EXIF data is not available to confirm the origin of the photos. With the exception of few images from the brochure, Leica Camera has not officially released any sample photographs from the new M model.
Update: I think those images are really from the Leica M – you can see the Leica M here and the new battery here.
In 2011, Leica has rocked the Italian world of photography with the Leica Talent contest. 42,567 participants have sent more than 120,000 pictures, and the website of the contest has had 3.5 millions unique visitors and 37 millions of page views in 60 days. What’s next? Stay tuned on lab.leica-camera.it to found out.
The new Leica D-Lux 6 ($799) and V-Lux 4 ($899) compact cameras are expected to start shipping in the US next week (around Tuesday). Dale Photo and Digital is currently accepting pre-orders for both models. Some sample images taken with the D-Lux 6 can be found here.
This customized Leica M9 in Ruthenium was created by HRR Manufaktur in Germany. My understanding is that they will be making a limited number of these M9’s. Price and availability is not public yet. The attached lens is the Noktor 50mm f/0.95 Hyperprime (there is currently one listed on eBay).
Two more images of the customized Ruthenium M9 after the break:
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