Leica M Monochrom expected to start shipping on August 28, 2012

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2012

The new Leica M Monochrom is listed on B&H website with an expected availability of August 28, 2012. The camera was initially set to start shipping in late July 2012.

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for July 2012

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2012

  

  

  

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for July 2012:

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Leica & Magnum Photos Present: Jonas Bendiksen (video)

By LR admin | Published: August 1, 2012

Leica & Magnum Photos Present: Jonas Bendiksen from Leica Camera on Vimeo.

Leica Camera presents a new video, which was created in partnership with Magnum Photos. It shows the story of Jonas Bendiksen photographing extreme skiing at the foot of Mont Blanc, under the toughest conditions, using the Leica S2.

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Are those the upcoming Leica D-Lux 6 and Leica V-Lux 4 cameras?

By LR admin | Published: July 30, 2012

The upcoming Leica D-Lux 6 and Leica V-Lux 4 cameras will be based on the Panasonic LX7 and FZ200 and should look like this:

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Leica related news/links

By LR admin | Published: July 28, 2012

Leica M8.2

  • Leica Camera has a special CLA deal for US M8/M8.2 owners:

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Almost all Leica M lenses now in stock

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2012

Many Leica M lenses are currently in stock:

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28mm Summilux-M f/1.4 lens profile included in the latest Leica M9 firmware

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2012

Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH lens design

A lens profile for a 28mm Summilux-M f/1.4 lens was discovered in the latest M9 firmware update:

“The new firmware 1.196 for the M9 has just been released. If you code appropriately, you will find that there is a new lens code 54-1 (code 54, frame 28/90) which was not there in earlier firmwares. The M9 shows this as a lens “28mm f/1.4″ on the LCD screen. Also, this coding will implement a profile coding on the exposed file which compensates for some lens light fall (and maybe other effects).”

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The Opening of Leica Mayfair, London (video)

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2012

On 10 July 2012, Leica Camera Ltd. officially opened the doors to its brand new premises at 27 Bruton Place, Mayfair, London W1. Located opposite the Leica Store Mayfair, the new retail complex incorporates Café Optik on the ground floor, a complimentary café-style area for Leica owners. Here customers can seek advice and technical support from Leica’s UK in-house Client Care team. A clean room and laboratory for sensor cleaning and light repairs of Leica products is also available.

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