Leica’s new compact mirrorless system camera: priced between the X1 and M9, compatible with M-mount lenses

By LR admin | Published: August 8, 2011

Richard Swan from Leica UK shared some details on their upcoming compact mirrorless system camera with TechRadar. The new product line will be placed somewhere between the X1 and M9 in terms of pricing. As previous reprots indicated, the camera will have at least an APS-C sized sensor. Another interesting comment was that “any future interchangeable lens cameras from Leica would be compatible with M-mount lenses“. Announcement will take place at Photokina 2012.

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Leica Summilux-C cinema lenses now shipping

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2011

Band Pro announced that the first sets of Leica Summilux-C cinema lenses have shipped from the new factory in Wetzlar, Germany. The Leica Cine lenses are exclusively distributed by Band Pro. A set of eight lenses costs $178,000. Here are three sample videos shot with the new Summilux-C cinema lenses and various cameras (Arri Alexa, Red Epic-M, Sony F35):

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Official statement by Leica Camera AG on the M9 / SD Card compatibility

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2011

Leica Camera has recently become aware of customers experiencing compatibility issues related to select types of new memory cards when used in the Leica M9.

First of all, we would like to thank you all for the lively participation on our call for assistance to solve the SD-card issue with the M9. With this information, we would like to give you the latest information on the status:
The facts from today’s point of view are:

  • Customers report that the camera stops working if shoot in burst mode and view images while others are still in the buffer.
  • We have a very limited number of customers approaching Leica for this issue. Most users do not have a problem.
  • If the fault occurs once, it can be reproduced.
  • Images can be lost in case of this malfunction and the card can be damaged/destroyed.
  • There are no indications that it is a firmware bug in the latest firmware 1.162.
  • It is not a general incompatibility of certain cards, the M9 is in general compatible with SDHC cards, including newer San Disk Class 10 and Class 1.

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More on the Leica M9 SD memory card issue

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2011

Here is a video illustrating a scenario when images from the M9 will be lost:

Update: it seems that the issue described in this video is different from the original post by Gil Lavi.

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Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module detailed specs

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2011

Detailed specs of the Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount cartridge were published  at Fotointern. The release date is September 9th, 2011. The retail price will be $649. More images of the unit can be found here.

Technical specs:

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Poll: are you using Leica M cameras professionally?

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2011

My last post got me wondering how many people are using Leica M camera professionally (i. e. earning money from the pictures you take with it). If you own a Leica M camera, please vote:

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Leica investigating SanDisk memory cards issues with the M9

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2011

Photographer Gil Lavi described on his blog in details his experiences with a brand new Leica M9 camera and different SanDisk memory cards, mainly from the Ultra/Extreme series. His camera crashed on several occasions and he lost multiple images, some of which were written as 0 KB file size. Similar issue occurred with a second M9 camera and different SanDisk memory card:

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Leica Camera, Inc. announces appointment of Roland Wolff as Director of Corporate Retail

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2011
Roland Wolff

Roland Wolff (blue shirt) at the Leica store opening in Palm Beach (credit: Bill Antalek)

Allendale, NJ (August 3, 2011) – Leica Camera, Inc. announced today the promotion of Roland Wolff from Director of New Business Development to his new position as Director of Corporate Retail. In this role, Mr. Wolff will be responsible for the implementation of Leica Stores and Leica Boutiques as part of the Leica Camera retail concept in the Americas. These stores and boutiques have internationally become destinations for new and existing Leica customers to experience Leica’s premium products first hand, resulting in an unparalleled buying and service experience.

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