Leica D-Lux 5 Uniform Experiment limited edition camera

After the RedBull version, I believe this is the second Leica D-Lux 5 limited edition. Only 200 pieces of this Uniform Experiment LE camera will be produced. Sales will start on May 11, 2011. A leather case is included in the price (¥120,000 | $1,480).

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Leica photographers: Alessio Pizzicannella

Leica Portrait: Alessio Pizzicannella from leica camera on Vimeo.

Alessio Pizzicannella has traveled all over the world documenting musicians both on and off stage. Alessio recently went on tour for an upcoming eBook with Italian Singer Francesco Renga and exclusively used the Leica S2 to document it. In this video, we caught up with Alessio in Senigallia, Italy to discuss his love of music and photography and his experience with the S2.

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Giveaway #4: $150 gift card from BorrowLenses

What can I win?

BorrowLenses has added Leica M9 cameras and few other M products to their rental inventory. Today I have a $150 gift card from BorrowLenses.com to give away.

How do I win?

The rules are simple:

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Leica i9 concept: “Turn your iPhone into a Leica” v2.0

There are already several different solutions to turn your iPhone into a Leica look-alike (see here, here and here). BlackDA went a step further and created a Leica i9 concept that features a rangefinder styled housing that can be attached to an iPhone via a 30-pin connector giving full access to all of the phone functionality. If this product ever materializes, the estimated cost will be between $900-$1200.

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Political and religious views

Somebody’s Facebook profile:

Via Tokyocamerastyle

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Leica ‘Birdie”

Of course this is not an official Leica commercial:

LEICA ‘BIRDIE” from Philip Escobar Jung on Vimeo via Leica Russia

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And the winner is…

The winner of the ThinkTank Photo Retrospective 5 bag is Zachary. Congratulations! You will be one of the first to own this bag, since it is not yet available for sale.

There were 524 entries for this giveaway. I selected the winner by running a SQL script that randomly picked one of the 524 comments (I also made sure there were no duplicate entries). Thanks to ThinkTank Photo for sponsoring this giveaway.

I will have another cool giveaway next week. Stay tuned.

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Zeiss Ikon SW rangefinder discontinued

The Zeiss Ikon SW (Super Wide) rangefinder is now listed as “no longer available” on B&H website.

The Super Wide Ikon version doesn’t have a optical viewfinder and is mainly used with wide angle lenses (zone focusing). The SW model was announced during Photokina 2006. The Zeiss Ikon rangefinder with a viewfinder is still available for sale.

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