Rare 50mm f/0.75 lens

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2010

Update: this lens may not be modified with a Leica mount. Contact seller for more details.

Rare De Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75 lens (modified for Leica M mount) is for sale on eBay – you have to be logged in to eBay to see all pictures:

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Leica M9 v.1.116 firmware direct download link

By LR admin | Published: March 15, 2010

Direct link to download Leica M9 v.1.116 firmware  now available, no registration required.

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Leica M9 firmware update now available

By LR admin | Published: March 15, 2010

As previously reported, the Leica M9 firmware is now available – login in the customer area, click on your registered M9 and download it (yes, for now this is the only way to get it):

Download link

(https://owners.leica-camera.com/home)

The official list of fixes after the break:

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Nice try…

By LR admin | Published: March 12, 2010

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Originally uploaded by *Mryan

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Leica M9 firmware update to be released on March 15, 2010

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2010

This is an official letter from Leica (I have the actual PDF file, so it is real):

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We would like to inform you that you we will put a new Firmware-Update 1.116 for the LEICA M9 onto our homepage. The free of charge download is expected to be available by Monday, March 15, 2010. All new LEICA M9 are being shipped with the new firmware as well.

The improvements in the Firmware Version 1.116 are:

1. Camera Performance:

  • Faster zooming into the last picture taken.
  • Speed of SD-card formatting enhanced.
  • Image quality of “thumbnail” pictures improved.
  • SD- Card compatibility improved*
  • Magenta colour shift correction for the following wide angle lenses improved:
    • M 18mm/f3.8 ASPH (11649)
    • M 21mm/f2.8 ASPH. (11135)
    • M 24mm/f3.8 ASPH. (11648)
    • M 28mm/f2 ASPH. (11604)
    • M 28mm/f2.8 ASPH (11606)
  • New ISO setting-related vignetting correction: strong correction at ISO 160, lowest ISO correction at 2500, interpolated for intermediate ISO steps.

2. Bug fixes:

  • Transfer of large data amounts to a Mac in USB-Mass storage mode.
  • Sensor cleaning mode with battery capacity <50%.
  • Function “Deleting all images” while zoomed picture is shown on screen.
  • Function “Deleting all images” from a SD card with non-M9 pictures on it.
  • Interrupting a long exposure by switching off the camera.
  • Zooming into pictures with “Vintage B+W” setting.
  • “Max aperture value” in EXIF data corrected for the following lenses:
    • M 35mm/f1.4 (11869, 11870, 11860)
    • M 50mm/f0.95 ASPH (11602)
    • M 50mm/f1.2(11820)
    • M 135mm/f3.4 APO (11889)
    • M 135mm/f4 (11851, 11861)
  • Wording issues in English, Japanese and traditional Chinese menus.
  • Various other minor bug fixes.

3. *SDHC card compatibility

The choice of SD and SDHC cards in the market is very large and is constantly growing. Therefore, Leica Camera AG is not able to do comprehensive compatibility- and quality testing with all available cards in the market. We do recommend the card types in the list below. Using other card types, will not damage camera or card, but as especially “no name” cards do often not respect the full SD or SDHC standards, Leica Camera AG cannot warranty full function with other cards than in the list.

Continue after the break (list of compatible SD-cards):

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Ricoh GXR cartridge for Leica M lenses?

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2010

There has been some illustrations online indicating that Ricoh may produce a cartridge for Leica M lenses. Yesterday DC Watch posted a report from the CP+ Camera and Imaging Show 2010 (Japan) and one of the pictures shows a Ricoh GXR camera with a Leica M lens:

image credit: DC Watch

The Ricoh GXR system has interchangeable cartridges that contain the sensor and lens (mount) in one piece (more info available here and here).

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Leica X1 accessories

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2010

All Leica X1 accessories are now available at the Leica Boutique in Palm Beach (561 253 2605).

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Leica partners with John Wright

By LR admin | Published: March 9, 2010

Press release:

Leica partners with John Wright – UK celebrity and fashion photographer

08/03/2010

Leica Camera Ltd has announced a partnership with UK celebrity and fashion photographer, John Wright, for its recently-launched professional camera system, the Leica S-System.
As part of the agreement between Wright and Leica, photographers will be able to experience the S-System first hand through a series of activities including interviews and photographic sessions, and workshops at the Leica Store Mayfair ‘Studio S’. John will also use the camera for a number of high profile shoots throughout the year.
Wright’s meteoric rise to the top of the celebrity photography sector has seen him become the premier provider of images in music, television and show business across the world, creating some of the most iconic editorial pictures of the past few years.
His picture of Lily Allen dancing with panthers became one of the most-talked-about images of 2009, appearing on magazine covers across the world before eventually winning ‘Magazine Cover of the Year’, while his incredible composition – Artists of the Century – took ten months to shoot in 27 locations across three countries with 34 of the biggest names in popular music eventually appearing in one image. Wright featured prominently in news reports around the world as the last photographer to have a portrait sitting with the late Michael Jackson.

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