Leica M9 Titanium limited edition unboxing video

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2011

I have posted some pictures of the Leica M9 Titanium limited edition camera, but if you want to see exactly what is in the box, here is a video that one lucky owner just uploaded on YouTube:

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Ricoh shows GXR M-mount cartridge at the CP+ show in Japan

By LR admin | Published: February 9, 2011

credit: DC Watch

Ricoh displayed their upcoming GXR M-mount cartridge at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan. The unit is expected to be released in autumn of 2011.

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New Voigtlander 35mm f/1.1 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses in development

By LR admin | Published: February 5, 2011

Recently the Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens was listed as discontinued and the rumor is that Voigtlander will release a new 35mm f/1.1 version to replace it. In addition, Voigtlander is also working on a new 50mm f/1.4 lens.

A new 35mm f/1.1 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses will be a good addition to Voigtlander’s lens line-up. Their current 35mm offering consists of the Color-Skopar f/2.5 PII and the Nokton Classic f/1.4 lenses. On the 50mm they have the Nokton f/1.1.

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Leica Links

By LR admin | Published: February 4, 2011
  • KEH will be on site at the Leica Boutique in Palm Beach on February 11th and 12th, 2011 and will be buying used photography equipment for cash. If you take your purchase as a credit at the store, you will get an additional 10% added to the agreed upon price.  BTW, the Leica Boutique still has the Leica M9 limited edition silver chrome set with sapphire glass in stock:

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Leica with record sales in third quarter of fiscal year 2010/2011

By LR admin | Published: February 2, 2011

 

After a series of positive financial results (Q1 of 2010/2011 and annual 2009/2010) today Leica reported record sales in third quarter of fiscal year 2010/2011:

According to preliminary computations Leica Camera Group has increased its sales as at the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year by 73 % to € 186.4 million as compared to the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year (€ 107.6 million). EBIT rose from € 13.9 million as at the end of the first half year to € 28.9 million as at the end of the third quarter (prior year period: € –0.3 million). The Company’s order inflow remains at a high level. With Group sales of € 75.5 million (prior year period: € 48.1 million) the third quarter of the current fiscal year was the best quarter of Leica Camera AG since the Company’s IPO in 1996.

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Ricoh to announce Leica lens unit for the GXR system

By LR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

image credit: DC Watch

Rumors about a Leica mount cartridge for the Ricoh GRX system have been floating around for a while. A prototype was shown at the CP+ show last year. AP just broke the news that the unit is about to be announced – it will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter. The unit is expected to be released in autumn of 2011.

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Auto lens cap for Leica X1

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2011

I just noticed that eBay also has auto lens cap for the Leica X1 (see D-Lux 5 auto lens cap). Several different resellers are offering them for around $30 incl. free shipping.

Here are some other Leica X1 accessories found on eBay:

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New Leica S2 grid focusing screen

By LR admin | Published: January 28, 2011

This new Leica S2 focusing screen will start shipping soon to authorized dealers:

The current Leica S2 universal focusing screen does not have grid lines.

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