Leica M9-P now official

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

The new Leica M9-P will cost $7995.00 and will start shipping in July, 2011. Black (010-703) and chrome (010-716) versions will be available. The new features are:

  • Display cover glass made of Sapphire
  • Vulcanite leatherette with either a black paint top cover or a silver chrome top cover
  • Pure Leica look without Leica logo and M9 lettering on the front side
  • Classical “Leica” engraving on the top cover

There will be also a new silver chrome handgrip for M8.2, M9 and M9-P (catalog # 014-487) with a price tag of $300.

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Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens now official

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

Today Leica announced the new Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens (catalog# 011-145). The price is $2995 and is expected to start shipping in July 2011. The main features are:

  • Wide angle view for architecture, street and landscape photography.
  • Excellent image quality at full aperture. Distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration have been reduced to a minimum.
  • Convenient to carry because of its compact size.
  • Flare resistant design allows for images under extreme backlight conditions.
  • The f/3.4 lens speed in combination with the short focal length allows sharp images even in available light situations.
  • Metal lens hood is included in the scope of delivery.
  • Can be used not only with digital M-cameras but with all Leica analog M-cameras since 1954
  • Made in Germany.
  • Sample images and MTF chart can be downloaded here.

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Leica M9-P and Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens announcement in few hours

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

In few hours, at 5:00pm Paris time, the Leica Camera and Magnum Photos event “Past. Present. Future.” will start where the new M9-P camera plus Leica Super Elmar M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens will be unveiled. I will be posting updates from the announcement as I get them on Twitter (hashtag #leicamagnumparis).

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Leica V-Lux 30 now in stock

By LR admin | Published: June 20, 2011

Adorama just got the new Leica V-Lux 30 camera in stock:

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20 Years Leica Shop Vienna Special Editions M9-P, M3-P and D-Lux 5

By LR admin | Published: June 20, 2011

Here are the full resolution images of the 20 years Leica Shop Vienna special edition cameras, including the M9-P (click on image for larger view):

For the celebration of 20 Years Leica Shop Vienna, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, presented in front of 1000 invited guests three cameras, specially designed for this event.

Leica M9-P “20 Years Leica Shop Vienna” with Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH

Special Edition in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Leica Shop in Vienna

Description: Digital Leica M9-P silver chrome finish with black saddle leather. The top cover is engraved with the “Classic Leica Script” and the serial number of the camera. Each camera has a special edition number on the hot shoe. The camera is shipped with the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH. Lens in silver anodized finish.

Quantity: Limited to 20 units

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Another Leica M9-P special edition

By LR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

The above pictured camera is described as Leica M9-P “20 Years Leica Shop Vienna” with Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH. My guess is that the special part is the silver Noctilux, since the camera looks exactly like the new M9-P (see also this picture of the same set). Here is the rest of the description:

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Why the Leica M is so unique (video)

By LR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

Another great video from Kai/DigitalRev:

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The new Leica 21mm M ASPH lens will probably be f/3.4

By LR admin | Published: June 18, 2011

A quick update on the new Leica 21mm M ASPH lens that will be announced next week with the M9-P: the aperture will probably be f/3.4 and not f/3.8 as previously reported.

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