Leica Rumors

Leica T type 701 hands-on field test (video)

By LR admin | Published: May 13, 2014

A new Leica T type 701 hands-on field test video by The Camera Store:

STMicroelectronics promises CMOS image sensors “with 100′s of millions of pixels”

By LR admin | Published: May 12, 2014

STMicroelectronics, the producer of the current Leica M 24MP sensor, has recently updated their website with the claim that they would soon offer CMOS image sensors “with 100′s of millions of pixels”:

“Since 1999 ST has been an industry leader in the design and manufacture of imaging sensors. The current product portfolio spans a wide range of traditional image sensors from entry level VGA to 24 Mpixels and will soon offer products with 100’s of millions of pixels.”

Posted in Leica S| Tagged STMicroelectronics| 23 Comments

ONA re-introduces the Berlin messenger bag designed for the Leica M system

By LR admin | Published: May 10, 2014

Back in March ONA announced their Berlin leather camera bag specially designed for the Leica M system. The limited edition bag sold out in a very short period of time and now ONA announced a new Berlin II model that is almost identical to the original version and is currently available for pre-order at the Leica Store Miami and Camera West.

ONA Berlin II messenger bag additional information:

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica M| Tagged bags| 11 Comments

Leica M3 camera hands-on review (video)

By LR admin | Published: May 10, 2014

A hands-on review of the iconic Leica M3 rangefinder camera by Kai from DigitalRev:

Posted in Leica M| Tagged Leica reviews| 4 Comments

The results from the L&H Photographica Spring Auction are out

By LR admin | Published: May 8, 2014

L&H Photographica published the results from their last auction that took place on May 3rd. Here are the top 5 most expensive Leica cameras sold (HK$ 4 million = around US$ 515,000):

Posted in Leica Auction Madness| 1 Comment

Lolumina introduced new soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras

By LR admin | Published: May 7, 2014

Lolumina introduced new interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras (like the Leica X and T models):

Posted in Leica T, Leica X| 2 Comments

Guest post: Winter in Andalucia

By LR admin | Published: May 5, 2014

I don’t like December in Holland. It’s dark, cold and there are way too many days you have to things I don’t like doing. We decided to escape and headed for southern Spain, where it was a lot less cold. Andalucia is a region that is famous for flamenco, olive oil and sherry, but frankly, I just wanted to walk around and see what was happening there. I grabbed my Billingham Hadley small, fitted my Leica M9 with a 35 and 50 Summicron, a very old Tele-Elmarit 90 and a couple of batteries. That kit is small and light, yet very versatile. One of the most made mistakes is bringing too much on a trip where you’ll be walking around all day. After a while, you’ll start to feel the weight of your bag on you shoulder and from that moment, fun is over. Bring just one camera and one or two lenses.