Leica UK and Magnum announce new Bruce Gilden exhibition – Detroit: Against the Wind

By LR admin | Published: August 10, 2016

Leica UK Magnum Bruce Gilden exhibition Detroit Against the Wind
DETROIT: AGAINST THE WIND
Bruce Gilden
17 – 30 September 2016
Leica Gallery Mayfair, 27 Bruton Place, London, W1J 6NQ

Detroit: Against the Wind is Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden’s ode to the Midwestern city and its inhabitants. The exhibition, commissioned by Leica UK, will include more than 20 new photographs taken by Gilden earlier this year, shot on the Leica S-System and M-System.

Following on from his series taken in 2009 in Detroit, documenting foreclosed homes and their owners, Gilden returned to the city once more, inspired by the beauty of its neighbourhoods in disarray and the vibrancy of its people, to capture the spirit of this special American city.

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Techart Pro Leica M lens to Leica SL mount autofocus adaptor is being developed

By LR admin | Published: August 9, 2016
Breakdown of the Techart PRO Leica M to Sony E AF adapter

Breakdown of the Techart PRO adapter

Techart Pro is rumored to develop a new autofocus adapter that will autofocus M lenses on the Leica SL camera body – this is according to the designer/developer of the Techart Pro LM-E (Leica M to Sony E) lens adaptor in this Xitek forum posts (translation from Chinese):

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Beijing bodybuilders

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2016

Beijing bodybuilders by Pierre Alivon

I am a Leica addict photographer and acquire new lenses regularly depending on my projects (and my mood). I settled in Beijing almost one year ago and I am impressed with how attractive the Brand is here. People on the street ask me about my Leica or even open their window in a traffic jam to talk about it. When I ask people if I can take a picture, they see my Leica and instantly say yes. One thing I really appreciate is that the camera is very discreet and people I shoot don’t take it too seriously and remain relaxed. In September, I began to take pictures of Beijing every day. I decided to use my Leica MP 240 as well as the Lenses Summicron 35 mm and Leica wide Super-Elmar-M-ASPH 18 mm. With these two lenses I could get all the scenes that made this amazing city. I went through hot summers, freezing cold winters, snow, heavily polluted days, charming springs, blue skies; and I am just now discovering the thunderstorms of June (and July I guess).

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New: Kipon medium format lens adapters for Leica SL and M cameras

By LR admin | Published: August 3, 2016

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Kipon Baveyes announced the world’s first lens adapters that that let you use medium format Hasselblad V mount lenses on Leica SL and Leica M full frame cameras:

  • Baveyes HB-Leica SL 0.7x
  • Baveyes HB-Leica M(liveview) 0.7x

Kipon adapters are sold on Amazon and eBay.

Additional information:

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Leica SF 64 flash finally shipping, currently in stock

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2016

Leica SF 64 flash
The new Leica SF 64 flash is now shipping for the first time since it was announced last year and is currently in stock at Popflash, B&H and Adorama.

Additional information on the Leica SF 64 flash:

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for July 2016

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2016

Leica-Q-camera Next Leica M SL camera body must be high resolution Leica T 8854 camera rumors
Leica-Q-camera-reviews Photokina-2016-logo HandeVision IBERIT 24mm f:2.4 lens for Leica M mount
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These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for July, 2016:
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New Leica store and limited edition camera Marina Bay Sands launched in Singapore

By LR admin | Published: August 1, 2016

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For the opening of the new Leica Store at the most prominent landmark in Singapore – Marina Bay Sands, Leica Singapore released a new limited edition, leatherette wrapped, silver Leica MP Typ 240 camera with engravings of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) building.

Here are two pictures from the traditional “Lion Dance” during the grand opening of the Leica Store at Marina Bay Sands (in blue suit on the pictures: Sunil Kaul, Managing Director of Leica Camera Asia Pacific):

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