Three different Leica magnifiers compared (MGR Production Bresson vs. Leica vs. MS Optical)

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Disclaimer: MGR Productions supplied the Bresson zoomable viewfinder for the purposes of this review. I paid nothing for it. 2nd gen versions (Type J and Y) go for HKD 699,00$ (~89$ USD [exchange rate circa 2016.01.26]). You can find all about them here: Adjustable viewfinder magnifier Type J and Y.

Last week I posted a slew of images and a small report on the MGR Production Bresson zoomable magnifier (V1) for Leica M cameras. Today, I’d like to show it in action.

Naturally, Bresson’s biggest marketable feature is a 1,1x to 1,6x magnification zoom, which, on paper should be able to replace both wide and tele M viewfinder magnifiers.

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for January 2016

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Leica M-P Panda limited edition camera-11 Techart Leica M lens to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter 3 Leica factory authorized service business 5
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These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for January, 2016:

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Complete Leica factory authorized service business for sale on eBay

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A Complete Leica factory authorized service business is currently for sale on eBay for US $138,000 (or best offer). Here is the description and few additional images:

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This beautiful Leica M9-P white limited edition camera set is now available in the US for $50k


The Leica Store Miami just listed for sale this Leica M9-P white limited edition camera set on their website (#23 out of 50). The price is $49,995.

This model was introduced back in 2012. Here is some additional information:

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.4 / 6.4 released with support for the latest Leica cameras

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Adobe released Lightroom version CC 2015.4 / 6.4 with support for the Leica M Typ 262 and Leica X-U Typ 113 cameras.

Support was added also for the following two lenses with Leica M mount:

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Leica MMS Optical Perar 28mm f/4 Super Triplet
Leica MMS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC
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Leica Store San Francisco is offering 10% off on all used Leica

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For a limited time Leica Store San Francisco is offering 10% off on all used Leica cameras and lenses. Navigate to the used section for the full list of available equipment. Here is a picture of some of the used Leica gear available for sale:

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Leica M-P “Panda” limited edition camera announced in Asia

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Leica Camera announced a new Leica M-P “Panda Edition” camera for the Chinese market. Two different sets will be available: with a Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses. Only 30 sets for each edition will are available for sale.

Additional information and pictures:

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