Leica V-Lux 20 announced in Japan?

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

Not sure if this is the official announcement, but DC Watch has pictures and details of the previously rumored Leica V-Lux 20 on their website (in English).

Price in Japan: 70,000 yen.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century (new book)

By LR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

With the ongoing Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition in New York,  the Museum of Modern Art published also a new book “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century”, now available at Amazon:

Links for international readers: Amazon UK | Amazon Germany | Amazon France | Amazon Canada | Amazon Japan

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Leica cinema lenses set of eight: $178,000

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

This is the official response I received from BandPro on the price and availability of the Leica cinema lenses:

“They will originally come in a set of 8 lenses and will begin delivering in the last quarter of 2010. The price for the set of 8 is $178,000 and Band Pro is currently accepting a refundable deposit of 10% to reserve a set of Leica lenses. The delivering lenses are 18mm, 21mm, 25mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, and 100mm.

We are fully booked with paid deposits for the planned deliveries through 2010. At the moment the lenses are only available as a full set and individual lens purchase is not planned for some time. From the response at NAB, we are expecting more deposits in the coming weeks.”

An interesting (un)related topic: Leica M lens (75mm Summicron) on a RED-1-M with samples.

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Leica promises “some fresh news” next week

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

This was Leica’s Facebook update on Friday:

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Photoshop Elements 8 will be included with the Leica V-Lux-20 (plus detailed specs and more pics)

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2010

More detailed specs on the Leica V-Lux 20:

  • CCD 14,5Megapixels with 12,1 Megapixels effective
  • Lens Leica DC Vario-Elmar 1:3,3-4,9/4,1-49,2 mm ASPH (11 elements in 8 groups)
  • JPEG with 2.21 Exif
  • HD Movie recorded in QuickTime Motion JPEG with Dolby Digital Audio
  • ISO 1600
  • Slow: 2,3 image per second / Fast: 6 i/s
  • 3″ Screen with a resolution of 460800 pixels
  • Slot SD, SDHC & SDXC
  • Output: Mini HDMI Type C – USB 2.0 High Speed – AV Output (14 pins)
  • Photoshop Elements 8 included
  • Ref.:  18391 in USA (May be 18390 in the rest of the world)
  • Price: 599$/549€

Leica V-Lux 20 accessories:

  • Leather case Leica in brown: 89$/79€
  • Battery BP-DC7: 79$/69€
  • Mini HDMI cable: 69$/59€

More pictures after the break:

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First picture of Leica V-Lux 20 surfaces

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2010

Freshly downloaded from the Internet (will not disclose the link – don’t want to get anyone in trouble – click on image for larger view):

The details are still the same:

  • The new Leica V-Lux20 will be announced on April 20th, 2010.
  • It has a built in GPS.
  • HD movie record.
  • 3.0″ LCD screen.
  • 25-300mm zoom range.
  • The accessories are leather case (99€) and battery (69€).
  • It will be available in stores around May 9th 2010.
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Price and accessories update for the upcoming Leica V-Lux 20

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2010

This is the latest info I just received:

  • The new Leica V-Lux20 will be announced on April 20th, 2010.
  • It has a built in GPS; HD movie record and a 25-300mm zoom range.
  • The accessories are leather case (99€) and battery (69€).
  • It will be available in stores around May 9th 2010.
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Really Right Stuff releases Leica L-plate design

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2010

A follow up on my previous post about the upcoming Leica L-plate from ReallyRightStuff:

“Here is the prototype design for our new L-plate. Small details may change, but the essential elements are all in place.
As we hinted before, the passionate voices of our Leica shooters dictated a fresh approach to the design of this plate. Instead of a standard L-plate that mounts to the camera’s tripod socket, our plate actually completely replaces the Leica base. This replacement base will have an integrated dovetail for mounting in a Really Right Stuff clamp. Use the base alone as a conventional plate, or add an optional vertical component to create the L-plate. This vertical component will screw precisely to the base using our standard hex key.

Continue to read after the break:

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