Epson R-D1
Rob Clark (executive director of Epson Europe Marketing Division) mentioned in an interview with AP that Epson is working on various new digital camera technologies and the company sees a possibility for a new version of the Epson R-D1 digital rangefinder:
“Whether we come out with another version of the R-D1 is a possibility”
The Epson R-D1 was the world’s first digital rangefinder camera and was introduced back in 2004.
Leica Camera AG released some sales figures for the first half of their fiscal year (April 1st – September 30th, 2010):
This is a quote from the CEO of Leica Camera AG, Alfred Schopf (Google translation):
“After the successful turnaround in the last fiscal year and the launch of new products in the last few months running the business for Leica more than positive. The Photokina in September 2010, we even brought record levels of new orders. We have set 30 new employees in production and are working flat out, the backlog as quickly as possible to reduce. But it is clear: quality over speed. “
A new Leica Store will soon open a new store in Sao Paulo (Brazil) at the Cidade Jardim Mall, next to other top brands like Hermes, LV, CHerrera, etc.
Today Leica’s official blog published an interview with Chiun-Kai Shih. Here is the related video:
Chiun-Kai Shih at the Leica Studio from leica camera on Vimeo.
I wonder how this street in Burton, Ohio got its name:
The speed limit sign could be an indication of an upcoming Leica 35mm Elmar 🙂
Photo credit: Jerry Commisso
A short video of Matt Stuart discussing his approach to taking pictures and street photography:
Source: Spinetv
Westlicht now has a full list of Leica cameras that will go for auction on December 4th, 2010. The “star” of this auction is this Leica MP2 black paint – the starting price is EUR 80.000 and it’s expecting to sell for around EUR 150000-180000:
“The MP-2 was the first experimental M cameras with electric motor drive built in the late 1950’s, only 6 cameras were produced in black paint finish, only 4 are known to exist”
Startup time
First, startup comparison – judging by the time it takes for the lens to be fully extended, the Leica D-Lux 5 has a faster strartup time than the D-Lux 4 (on the video, the D-Lux 5 is on the right):
The D-Lux 5 is also much quieter – the sound you hear on the video is coming from the D-Lux 4.
